To: Brian K. Flewelling, Public Works Committee Chairperson
From: Michael Dawisha, CIO
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RE: Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and SHI International, in an amount not to exceed $233,338.73, to provide for the CrowdStrike Falcon Cyber Security Platform; the cost of this agreement will be paid from the accounts listed
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval to renew the CrowdStrike Falcon Cybersecurity Platform not to exceed $233,338.73 through SHI International
BACKGROUND:
CrowdStrike is a cloud-based cybersecurity platform that helps organizations prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats across devices and systems. The platform includes endpoint detection and response (EDR) capabilities and can support centralized log collection and SIEM-style monitoring to help identify threats, investigate incidents, and improve overall security visibility.
DISCUSSION:
Renewal of our CrowdStrike subscription is needed to maintain consistent endpoint security coverage and ensure the County can detect and respond to suspicious activity without interruption. Ongoing coverage supports faster containment and reduces the operational impact of security events on critical services. This coverage is a key layer of defense against modern threats such as ransomware, credential theft, and unauthorized access attempts that can lead to data exposure, operational downtime, and costly recovery efforts. Cost increases are partially driven by increased log ingestion, including additional firewall logs from our Palo Alto devices. These logs strengthen security visibility by supporting threat detection, correlation, and investigation across systems, but they also increase overall log consumption.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
There is no impact on Human Resources.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
This is a budgeted expense, and the renewal is under the OMNIA Partners IT Solutions, Products & Services, Contract # 2024056-02 (saving approximately $177,000 (68%) dis...
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