REQUEST FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Description (e.g., Contract Authorization for Information Services):
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Intergovernmental Agreement between New York State and Albany County to provide an Attack Surface Management Solution at no cost.
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Date: 11/7/2024
Department: Division of Information Services
Attending Meeting: Patrick Alderson
Submitted By: Patrick Alderson
Title: Chief Information Officer
Phone: 518-447-3033
Purpose of Request: Contract Authorization Intergovernmental Agreement
CONTRACT TERMS/CONDITIONS:
Party Names and Addresses:
NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, 1220 Washington Avenue, State Office Campus Bldg. 7A, Albany, NY 12226
Term: (Start/end date or duration) 1/1/2025 - 12/31/2028 - will be automatically renewed for additional twelve (12) month term based upon approval of funding in the State budget and approval of the New York State Office of the Comptroller.
Amount/Raise Schedule/Fee: $0
BUDGET INFORMATION:
Is there a Fiscal Impact: Yes ☐ No ☒
Anticipated in Budget: Yes ☐ No ☒
Spreadsheet attached: Yes ☐ No ☒
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Mandated Program/Service: Yes ☐ No ☒
If Mandated, Cite Authority: Enter text.
Request for Bids / Proposals:
Competitive Bidding Exempt: Yes ☒ No ☐
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Apprenticeship Program Yes ☐ No ☐
Previous requests for Identical or Similar Action:
Resolution/Law Number and Date: 506 of 2022
DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: (state briefly why legislative action is requested)
The Division of Information Services is respectfully requesting legislative authorization to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with New York State to provide Albany County with an Attack Surface Management (ASM) Solution at no cost. NYS has partnered with Palo Alto to provide NYS Counties with Cortex Xpanse. Xpanse is an active ASM solution that will help Albany County actively discover, analyze and respond to unknown risks in all connected systems and internet-exposed services, enabling us to address the cybersecurity vulnerabilities that make up our attack surface. Xpanse protects our known internet-facing assets like IP address ranges, domains, certificates and services (e.g., web and mail servers). It also allows automated discovery of vulnerable assets or misconfigurations we might not know about.