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County approves Zix email encryption suite; security director explains recipient workflow
Summary
The board approved a one-year purchase of ZixEncrypt Plus Virtual for email encryption. Sedgwick County's information security director said recipients without compatible systems receive a secure-message link and those with compatible systems see seamless delivery.
The Sedgwick County Board of Bids and Contracts approved a one-year purchase for the ZixEncrypt Plus Virtual email encryption suite for county use.
Lee Barry recommended accepting the one-year quote from the listed vendor for an amount read into the record as "$6,066,160 dollars and 19¢." Bill Gravenyke, the county's information security director, explained how the system handles recipients who do not have the same encryption system: "they'll receive a message indicating that you have a secure message. They have a link and they download that information." He added that when recipients do have the same system, decryption happens seamlessly and messages appear in the recipient's mailbox like a normal email.
A motion to accept the quote was made, seconded (second not specified on the record), and approved by unanimous voice vote. (Note: the vendor name in the procurement record appears in the transcript as "6 SIXCORP systems incorporated"; that spelling is shown here as transcribed.)
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