Council approved a $45,000 Bitdefender XDR cybersecurity contract and an interlocal disaster-response agreement with Pasco County, with a hurricane-impact report due before storm season.
14 items on the agenda · 9 decisions recorded
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- 1Call to Order – Roll Call▶ 0:00
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Pledge of Allegiance
The Council recited the Pledge of Allegiance following a moment of silence.
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[00:00:15] Driscoll. Here. I stand for the pledge of a moment of silence. I pledge allegiance to [00:00:22] the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation [00:00:29] under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Any approval of the January
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Moment of Silence
The Council observed a moment of silence and recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
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[00:00:15] Driscoll. Here. I stand for the pledge of a moment of silence. I pledge allegiance to [00:00:22] the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation [00:00:29] under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Any approval of the January
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Approval of January 2, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes
approvedCouncil approved the minutes from the January 2, 2024 regular meeting.
- motion:Motion to approve the January 2, 2024 regular meeting minutes. (passed)5–0
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[00:00:52] 2nd meeting? Minutes? Move to approve. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? It's 5-0.
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Proclamation - Arbor Day
approvedMayor Chopper Davis read a proclamation declaring Friday, January 19, 2024, as Arbor Day in the City of New Port Richey, recognizing the city's 35-year commitment to Arbor Day and its participation in the Tree City USA program. The annual tree planting will be held at 2 p.m. at Francis Avenue Park.
- direction:Mayor proclaimed Friday, January 19, 2024 as Arbor Day in the City of New Port Richey. (passed)
Francis Avenue ParkGarden ClubsGenesis SchoolKeep Pasco BeautifulNational Arbor Day Foundation - Tree City USA programNew Port Richey FarmNetChopper DavisJ. Sterling MortonArbor Day 2024Environmental CommitteeTree City USA▶ Jump to 1:03 in the videoShow transcriptHide transcript
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[00:01:03] The proclamation. Come on down. [00:01:20] Mayor Chopper. Nice to see you. So, you ready? This is a proclamation of the [00:01:32] office of the mayor of the city of New Port Richey, whereas in 1872, J. Sterling Morton [00:01:37] proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that a special day be set aside for the planting [00:01:41] of trees, and whereas a holiday called Arbor Day was first observed with the planting of [00:01:46] more than a million trees in Nebraska, and whereas Arbor Day is now observed throughout [00:01:51] the nation and the world, and whereas trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil [00:01:56] by wind and water, lower our heating and cooling costs, reduce the impact of climate change, [00:02:01] clean the air, produce oxygen, and provide habitat for wildlife, and whereas trees are [00:02:06] a renewable resource and responsible forestry is an important part of a sustainable economy, [00:02:12] and whereas trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal, [00:02:16] and whereas the city of New Port Richey has celebrated Arbor Day since 1989 and remains [00:02:21] an active participant in National Arbor Day's Tree City USA program, and whereas over the [00:02:27] years the city of New Port Richey and its environmental committee has promoted tree [00:02:31] giveaways and plantings in partnership with others in the community, such as Keep Pasco [00:02:35] Beautiful, Garden Clubs, New Port Richey FarmNet, and Genesis School, and whereas this year's [00:02:41] event will include the annual tree planting at 2 o'clock in the afternoon at Francis [00:02:45] Avenue Park, now therefore I, Chopper Davis, mayor of the city of New Port Richey, do hereby [00:02:50] proclaim Friday, January 19, 2024, as Arbor Day in the city of New Port Richey, and urge [00:02:56] all citizens to celebrate Arbor Day to support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands [00:03:02] and to plant and care for trees to gladden the heart and promote the well-being of this [00:03:06] and future generations. [00:03:07] I just want to say that, invite the other council members, I'll be there on Saturday, [00:03:12] but I invite you all to come there too. [00:03:14] I think it's a Friday. [00:03:15] I think it's Friday. [00:03:16] Friday? [00:03:17] Okay. [00:03:18] I'm sorry. [00:03:19] I'm sorry. [00:03:20] I've got it on my calendar. [00:03:21] We want you to come on Saturday too. [00:03:22] I want to be a day late, and I've been there, but anyhow, I invite you to come. [00:03:26] I've gone for a bunch of years. [00:03:27] It's really nice, and usually I ask questions of a proclamation to somebody, but I don't [00:03:32] have to with you because you'll fill it all in on your own. [00:03:36] Thank you. [00:03:37] Okay. [00:03:38] Thank you, Chopper. [00:03:39] Well, thank you so much, Chopper, just Chopper Davis, mayor. [00:03:44] Thank you for the support, City Council of New Port Richey. [00:03:49] The commitment, the depth of the commitment, the years of the commitment are notable. [00:03:54] There's many cities in Florida that celebrate Arbor Day, and we're one of the oldest ones. [00:03:59] Our longevity and our commitment, the strength of our commitment, is recognized by many in [00:04:04] the larger Tampa Bay region, and we'll continue to do this. [00:04:08] The commitment of the council is elemental to that. [00:04:13] Absent that commitment, we wouldn't be able to go forward with these kinds of projects, [00:04:18] as well as many others. [00:04:20] So thank you, Chopper Davis, just Chopper. [00:04:24] Thank you, City Council, City Manager, and for the wonderful reading, City Attorney. [00:04:29] Beautifully done. [00:04:30] What a voice. [00:04:31] 35 years. [00:04:32] Yeah, 35 years. [00:04:33] That's right. [00:04:34] Good. [00:04:35] Thank you. [00:04:36] Thank you. [00:04:37] Thank you.
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- 6Vox Pop for Items Not Listed on the Agenda or Listed on Consent Agenda▶ 4:44
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Budget Amendment - Library Donation
on consentAgenda item was titled Budget Amendment - Library Donation, but the available transcript only captures a disruptive exchange between an unidentified speaker and the chair, with no substantive discussion or action on the budget amendment visible.
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[00:24:22] constantly break it. You don't even follow your own rules. You are a hypocrite. Could you please [00:24:27] have him sit down? Can you please have me sit down? What are you going to have me do? Strap [00:24:30] me to the chair? This isn't Jim Crow no more, chopper. It's time to wake up. It ain't Jim Crow [00:24:36] South no more. Can I what? Could you please sit down? I have 32 seconds. No. If I want to continue
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Purchases/Payments for City Council Approval
on consentBrief, disorderly exchange during what was nominally the Purchases/Payments approval item; a member of the public refused to sit down when asked and made confrontational remarks. No substantive discussion of purchases or payments is captured in this excerpt.
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[00:24:22] constantly break it. You don't even follow your own rules. You are a hypocrite. Could you please [00:24:27] have him sit down? Can you please have me sit down? What are you going to have me do? Strap [00:24:30] me to the chair? This isn't Jim Crow no more, chopper. It's time to wake up. It ain't Jim Crow [00:24:36] South no more. Can I what? Could you please sit down? I have 32 seconds. No. If I want to continue
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Board Re-Appointment: David Schrader, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
Agenda item listed as the re-appointment of David Schrader to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, but the transcript excerpt does not cover that item. The captured audio shows the tail end of a heated public exchange involving allegations of racism, followed by a motion approving an unspecified expenditure request 5-0, and the beginning of an unrelated interlocal agreement discussion with Pasco County.
- vote:Motion to approve an expenditure request (item not clearly identified in this excerpt). (passed)5–0
Pasco CountyBernieChief FitchDavid SchraderDebbieMs. ComansInterlocal Agreement with Pasco County for disaster response and recoveryParks and Recreation Advisory Board▶ Jump to 24:40 in the videoShow transcriptHide transcript
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[00:24:42] to speak, I'll continue to speak. You don't have any more time, sir. But I wouldn't tell you. [00:24:45] You need to have respect. You don't have any more, sir. You need to have respect. [00:24:50] Bernie, you need to talk to him. If you're the human resource director, [00:24:54] you should have a conversation with him. I know Debbie does. Please, please. [00:24:57] I can't deal with racism like that. You all see this? You witness this? [00:25:05] This is a gruesome problem. [00:25:14] Okay, will you back up? I'm not back up. Okay, well I'm going to stand right here. [00:25:19] Okay, all I'm saying is don't walk up behind me that close, okay? That's all that matters. [00:25:24] Let me walk up. That's fine. Let me walk with the team. You stay back. [00:25:45] Does anybody else would like to speak on the expenditure? Please forfeit your expenditure. [00:25:52] If not, we'll bring it back to council. Move approval of the request. Second. Any other [00:25:57] discussion? Nope. All those approve? Aye. So it's a five zip. Okay, the interlocal with Pasco County [00:26:07] disaster response and recovery related services. Ms. Comans. Yes, sir, Mr. Mayor. The interlocal [00:26:15] agreement that is before you this evening was drafted between the city and efforts of Pasco [00:26:24] County as you indicated for disaster response and recovery related services so that we have [00:26:30] coordinated activities and consistent plans related to emergency services and Chief Fitch will [00:26:37] further represent the agenda item. Chief Fitch. Thank you, Ms. Manns, Mayor, Council. [00:26:43] This agenda item comes before you this evening as a result of Pasco County emergency management
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Approval of Police Forfeiture Expenditures
approvedCouncil approved an interlocal agreement with Pasco County for disaster response and recovery related services under Chapters 163 and 252 of the Florida statutes, coordinating incident management, training, resource requests, and cost reimbursement. Councilmembers requested a pre-hurricane-season briefing on impacts from the last hurricane, noting over 1,000 homes were affected.
- motion:Motion to approve entering into the interlocal agreement with Pasco County for disaster response and recovery related services. (passed)
- direction:Staff directed to provide council a report on hurricane impacts before hurricane season.
Pasco County Emergency ManagementNolan RistowChapter 163 Florida StatutesChapter 252 Florida StatutesPasco County Interlocal Agreement for Disaster Response and Recovery▶ Jump to 26:47 in the videoShow transcriptHide transcript
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[00:26:50] indicating their desire to enter into an interlocal agreement with all municipalities [00:26:55] within Pasco County for disaster response and recovery related services which is authorized [00:27:01] under Chapter 1 63 of the Florida statutes. The proposed interlocal agreement meets the [00:27:07] obligation set forth under Chapter 2 52 of the Florida statutes that requires coordinated [00:27:13] activities and consistent plans related to emergency management between municipalities [00:27:19] that elect to have their own emergency management program, which we do and county emergency [00:27:25] management agencies. The proposed interlocal agreement, which has been jointly negotiated [00:27:32] and drafted as the city manager stated, identifies the coordination of activities pertaining to [00:27:37] incident management systems, training requirements, resource requests, cost reimbursement, [00:27:45] as well as also names of contact for both agencies in the agreement. The goal of the [00:27:50] interlocal agreement is to make the most efficient use of respective powers, [00:27:56] resources, authorities, and capabilities, enabling cooperation on the basis of mutual advantage, [00:28:04] allowing for the ability to provide the best service to the community in the event of a [00:28:09] disaster. Staff recommends that you approve entering into the interlocal agreement with [00:28:15] Pasco County for disaster response and recovery related services. I'd be happy to answer any [00:28:22] questions as well as we have Nolan Ristow from Pasco County emergency management, [00:28:29] welcome him this evening, to answer any questions that you may have geared towards the county. [00:28:36] Do you have any public comment on this subject? [00:28:38] Seeing no one come forward, we'll bring it back for approval. I've got a question, [00:28:45] Mayor. Okay, go ahead. This one relates specifically to disaster response and recovery, right? [00:28:55] So, am I mistaken? Do we have a general interlocal agreement with services from time to time [00:29:04] rather than just specific, I'm talking about major fires or major instances other than [00:29:09] would be a disaster? Okay, I just thought so. Okay. [00:29:15] Move for approval? I will, thank you, sir. I'll second. Any other discussion? [00:29:22] Yeah, I mean, only to say that there were some great stories of the way in which our [00:29:28] service, our disaster team reacted to that last hurricane and some stories that I was unaware of [00:29:36] from a volunteer who came and spoke to us that one day. So, I know that you had expressed to us [00:29:46] the number of homes, personal homes that were flooded. I don't know the level of which came [00:29:52] which came to the point of needing emergency services and like evacuation and that. [00:30:00] But I think it's critical that we do understand in a hurricane that misses us what we may be up to if we get farther into it. [00:30:11] So I'm happy to approve this agreement. [00:30:14] I would love to see some kind of, I don't know, before hurricane season hits, some kind of report on what we did suffer. [00:30:25] I thought I heard that we had 600 homes that had some kind of effect. [00:30:29] Was that the wrong number? [00:30:31] We actually had over 1,000. [00:30:34] That's an incredible number. [00:30:37] But of that 1,000, it's almost like when the fire department tells how many service calls they do, [00:30:43] and half of them were to our Main Street landing because of a false alarm. [00:30:47] It's like there are serious injury, accident, you know. [00:30:54] So I'm mostly interested in trying to understand those issues where people have been taken out of their homes [00:31:01] or were unable to stay in their homes. [00:31:04] Surely that number can't be that big, but I'm not sure if it's 100 or if it's 10. [00:31:10] So I think it's important to get some kind of briefing if we can somewhere along the line in preparation. [00:31:18] That's a great idea. [00:31:19] I'll make sure that you receive a report. [00:31:21] Thank you. [00:31:22] I think it's really important that we all work together in those instances. [00:31:25] I mean, can't do it alone when it's some of these catastrophes that happen. [00:31:29] And we can't do it alone. [00:31:31] Nobody can do it alone, so it's really important to have these agreements to all work together. [00:31:34] So definitely for this. [00:31:40] To answer my question, I do really enjoy the relationship that our city has with the county on various, [00:31:49] not just fire services, but also I know law enforcement services and others as well. [00:31:55] And I hope that we can continue a great relationship. [00:32:03] And I think it's also when you get to the size of the county, [00:32:08] you end up with a whole other equipment avenue that we can get to to help us out. [00:32:13] And, of course, we can help them out too in different situations. [00:32:18] That expands to the next level, which is when a hurricane hits down south, our folks go there. [00:32:23] And when it hits up here, they come here. [00:32:26] And that extends even into evacuation and the coordination of those efforts. [00:32:31] So I think that's another natural step. [00:32:34] I'm assuming there's an interlocal agreement of the counties even in terms of how we support each other. [00:32:42] So it's good to know that and reassuring to know that other places are always there to accommodate us if we're the target, [00:32:48] and we do the same for them.
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Bitdefender XDR Software Purchase
approvedCouncil approved the purchase of Bitdefender XDR/MDR cybersecurity software for an amount not to exceed $45,000 via a piggyback agreement with Omnia Partners. The five-month term aligns with the existing Bitdefender Endpoint renewal, and the product replaces three previously-used tools (SecNet, TylerDetect, Sentinel-1).
- motion:Motion to approve the Bitdefender XDR software purchase not to exceed $45,000. (passed)
BitdefenderESETMcAfeeOmnia PartnersSecNetSentinel-1SmarshTylerDetectMr. GreenMs. MannsBitdefender XDRCybersecurity training / phishing campaignsFlorida Statute 282.3185MDR (Managed Detect and Response)Senate Bill 258XDR (Extended Detect and Response)▶ Jump to 32:53 in the videoShow transcriptHide transcript
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[00:32:53] All right. [00:32:54] All those in favor? [00:32:55] Aye. [00:32:56] Those opposed? [00:32:57] Zip. [00:32:59] Moving on to the Bitfender XDR software purchase. [00:33:08] The purchase is being recommended by Mr. Green, [00:33:11] and it's actually a cybersecurity product that he would like to bring online for the next five months. [00:33:19] And, Mr. Green, if you could represent the agenda item for the amount not to exceed $45,000, that would be wonderful. [00:33:28] Thank you. [00:33:29] So, you know, as Ms. Manns mentioned, cybersecurity is a real thing for us as a city, as individuals in our home. [00:33:44] This product here, Bitdefender, is basically an extension of what we already have with Bitdefender for our endpoint. [00:33:53] What it is is that with cybersecurity, there's different levels of protection. [00:33:59] We have an endpoint, which we already use for Bitdefender. [00:34:02] This is an extension now having the MDR, which is managed detect and response, and also extended detect and response. [00:34:11] And what that means is that the endpoint, if you think about an endpoint, [00:34:15] the endpoint is like when some people use like McAfee at home for virus protection and whatnot. [00:34:22] We use Bitdefender that does things on a higher level for the endpoint. [00:34:27] But for the managed detect response, it goes deeper, deeper into our network, [00:34:32] where it looks at internally and externally how data packets come in and out. [00:34:39] People go to websites, how we access different things from external, from our network. [00:34:49] And so with the MDR and the XDR, it will provide more visibility into the network. [00:34:55] It will allow us to look deeper out in the Internet to kind of see how, you know, [00:35:03] see if there's any like implications of like someone being hacked or someone's email being used in another form or fashion. [00:35:15] So this is an extension of what we already have on our endpoint with Bitdefender. [00:35:20] Bitdefender is a pretty notable product. [00:35:25] A lot of people use it. A lot of people use it at home. It really works well. [00:35:30] The other thing about this purchase is that we already had similar products that did something like this already in place. [00:35:39] This is somewhat of a replacement of three products that we already had that this is going to replace. [00:35:47] But this is an extension of what we already have from the endpoint. [00:35:52] So basically what I'm doing here is trying to put all these different pieces in place to protect us from the software and system side. [00:36:02] But there's a bigger thing here with cybersecurity. [00:36:06] There's the human factor, and the human factor being the users, you know, checking email, clicking on links and things like that. [00:36:15] This software can help, you know, protect us with ransomware and stuff like that, but it doesn't protect us from the human factor, [00:36:24] which is one of the reasons why I try to have my cybersecurity training and some of my like phishing campaigns and things like that for all the users. [00:36:34] I think it's important that all users understand and are educated about our network, how important they are to our network. [00:36:44] And also state statute 2823185 is a statute that has been held accountable to all state [00:36:55] and local government agencies to put in place cybersecurity standards and maintain these standards because, you know, [00:37:03] ransomware and all these different attacks, they change their form and they come in different ways. [00:37:11] So it's important for us to be educated. And if in the event that we do get impacted, [00:37:16] we need to have ways to protect ourselves and be educated on how to report those things, document these different things. [00:37:25] So this is a contributing factor to this product and this purchase. [00:37:30] Not only is it a budgeted item, but it's an important item to our cybersecurity. [00:37:35] And so I my recommendation is the purchase of this product. [00:37:41] This product was, like I said, is an extension. [00:37:44] We also are getting getting this based off of a piggyback agreement to Omni Partners, [00:37:51] which is a state and local government contract that that allows us to purchase this product on a piggyback agreement. [00:38:00] And this man's also mentioned that it's five is five month term. [00:38:06] And the only reason why for that, the reason for that is we bought the Bitdefender endpoint back in June. [00:38:13] And so this is being an extension. [00:38:16] We're going to co-term with it when the renewals. So I'm not renewing the Bitdefender endpoint and then XDR and MDR later. [00:38:23] We'll put it together and then it'll be all one one purchase. [00:38:28] Any questions? That was my first question. You know, as deep as you went into that, [00:38:36] Do we have any public comment on this? Seeing no one come forward. Excuse me. Just one second. [00:38:55] Mr. Green, where have you been? You've been missing quite a few of our meetings. [00:39:02] First of all, I want to ask, what are we using now? We're using a Bitdefender right now. We're using EDR. [00:39:08] Yes. EDR. OK. So how is this going to advance from EDR? [00:39:16] So how much more expensive is the XDR than the EDR? [00:39:22] It's a lot more because it adds additional software. [00:39:25] And we also get SOC services to give us a separate set of eyes to look at what's going on in the network besides my team. [00:39:33] Are we still on Smarsh? We are on Smarsh. Yep. And Smarsh doesn't provide that? I thought Smarsh. [00:39:40] Smarsh is for text messaging. OK. So you've been using Bitdefender for how long? [00:39:47] Since like June. We went away from ESET, which was based off of – we moved away from ESET that we use for Endpoint because of Senate Bill 258, [00:39:58] where it is government particular applications that are from foreign countries. [00:40:05] We couldn't use ESET anymore, so we switched to Bitdefender. [00:40:08] And who owns this? Is this American owned or Chinese? [00:40:10] It's American owned. ESET wasn't, though. [00:40:13] Good. OK. I'm a little concerned about some of our expenditures and that we're increasing our expenditures because of the lawsuits. [00:40:23] I mean, we've got a pretty amazing number of lawsuits coming down the pike. [00:40:27] So you're saying this is going to cost $45,000. Is that over and above what we're already paying on Bitdefender? [00:40:35] This is under. And remember, this is an extension to what we were already paying for. [00:40:40] So the previous products we were using – well, previously we used three other products. [00:40:46] We used SecNAT, we used TylerDetect, and then we used Sentinel-1. [00:40:54] And with the Bitdefender, this extension of it adds the MDR and the XDR and the SOC services in addition to what we already were using for the Endpoint. [00:41:06] OK. [00:41:11] Anybody else like to come down? We'll bring it back for approval. [00:41:15] I move we approve. [00:41:17] Second. [00:41:20] Yeah, so, no, I think we need to approve it. [00:41:23] I'd just make a comment. [00:41:27] You know, I'm looking at our IT services department and the emphasis they have put on security now is when I first came on the council, and it's hitting shoulders. [00:41:40] That was one of my concerns initially when I learned more about our IT department and so forth when I first came on board. [00:41:50] And I know it's terribly important. [00:41:53] We went through the water plant down in south here, Oldsmar, somewhere that had an issue and so forth. [00:42:00] And we've heard of other municipalities having ransomware and so forth on their systems. [00:42:06] So we just can't be too careful. [00:42:10] And I appreciate all the work you've done over the past few years in getting us up to this level of security within our system. [00:42:18] So I'd like to thank you for that. [00:42:20] Mr. Green. [00:42:25] I'd like to have a debate with you on those different, but I have no idea what he said. [00:42:30] The only way to stop that. [00:42:36] We all have our expertise. [00:42:41] No, nothing good. [00:42:43] Nothing good. [00:42:44] OK, all those in favor? [00:42:45] Aye.
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Interlocal Agreement w/Pasco County RE: Disaster Response and Recovery Related Services
approvedCouncil discussed and approved the purchase of Bitdefender MDR/XDR cybersecurity services as an extension of the existing Bitdefender endpoint protection, replacing three previous products (SecNAT, TylerDetect, Sentinel-1). The purchase is via a piggyback agreement through Omnia Partners with a 5-month term to co-term with the existing Bitdefender endpoint renewal. Note: the agenda title references a Pasco County Interlocal Agreement on disaster response, but the transcript discusses cybersecurity/Bitdefender purchase.
- motion:Motion to approve the purchase of Bitdefender MDR/XDR cybersecurity product (~$45,000) via Omnia Partners piggyback agreement. (passed)
BitdefenderESETMcAfeeOmnia PartnersSecNATSentinel-1SmarshTyler DetectMr. GreenMs. MannsFlorida Statute 282.3185 (cybersecurity standards for state/local government)MDR (Managed Detect and Response)Oldsmar water plant cybersecurity incidentSOC servicesSenate Bill 258 (restriction on foreign-country software)XDR (Extended Detect and Response)▶ Jump to 33:25 in the videoShow transcriptHide transcript
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[00:33:28] Thank you. [00:33:29] So, you know, as Ms. Manns mentioned, cybersecurity is a real thing for us as a city, as individuals in our home. [00:33:44] This product here, Bitdefender, is basically an extension of what we already have with Bitdefender for our endpoint. [00:33:53] What it is is that with cybersecurity, there's different levels of protection. [00:33:59] We have an endpoint, which we already use for Bitdefender. [00:34:02] This is an extension now having the MDR, which is managed detect and response, and also extended detect and response. [00:34:11] And what that means is that the endpoint, if you think about an endpoint, [00:34:15] the endpoint is like when some people use like McAfee at home for virus protection and whatnot. [00:34:22] We use Bitdefender that does things on a higher level for the endpoint. [00:34:27] But for the managed detect response, it goes deeper, deeper into our network, [00:34:32] where it looks at internally and externally how data packets come in and out. [00:34:39] People go to websites, how we access different things from external, from our network. [00:34:49] And so with the MDR and the XDR, it will provide more visibility into the network. [00:34:55] It will allow us to look deeper out in the Internet to kind of see how, you know, [00:35:03] see if there's any like implications of like someone being hacked or someone's email being used in another form or fashion. [00:35:15] So this is an extension of what we already have on our endpoint with Bitdefender. [00:35:20] Bitdefender is a pretty notable product. [00:35:25] A lot of people use it. A lot of people use it at home. It really works well. [00:35:30] The other thing about this purchase is that we already had similar products that did something like this already in place. [00:35:39] This is somewhat of a replacement of three products that we already had that this is going to replace. [00:35:47] But this is an extension of what we already have from the endpoint. [00:35:52] So basically what I'm doing here is trying to put all these different pieces in place to protect us from the software and system side. [00:36:02] But there's a bigger thing here with cybersecurity. [00:36:06] There's the human factor, and the human factor being the users, you know, checking email, clicking on links and things like that. [00:36:15] This software can help, you know, protect us with ransomware and stuff like that, but it doesn't protect us from the human factor, [00:36:24] which is one of the reasons why I try to have my cybersecurity training and some of my like phishing campaigns and things like that for all the users. [00:36:34] I think it's important that all users understand and are educated about our network, how important they are to our network. [00:36:44] And also state statute 2823185 is a statute that has been held accountable to all state [00:36:55] and local government agencies to put in place cybersecurity standards and maintain these standards because, you know, [00:37:03] ransomware and all these different attacks, they change their form and they come in different ways. [00:37:11] So it's important for us to be educated. And if in the event that we do get impacted, [00:37:16] we need to have ways to protect ourselves and be educated on how to report those things, document these different things. [00:37:25] So this is a contributing factor to this product and this purchase. [00:37:30] Not only is it a budgeted item, but it's an important item to our cybersecurity. [00:37:35] And so I my recommendation is the purchase of this product. [00:37:41] This product was, like I said, is an extension. [00:37:44] We also are getting getting this based off of a piggyback agreement to Omni Partners, [00:37:51] which is a state and local government contract that that allows us to purchase this product on a piggyback agreement. [00:38:00] And this man's also mentioned that it's five is five month term. [00:38:06] And the only reason why for that, the reason for that is we bought the Bitdefender endpoint back in June. [00:38:13] And so this is being an extension. [00:38:16] We're going to co-term with it when the renewals. So I'm not renewing the Bitdefender endpoint and then XDR and MDR later. [00:38:23] We'll put it together and then it'll be all one one purchase. [00:38:28] Any questions? That was my first question. You know, as deep as you went into that, [00:38:36] Do we have any public comment on this? Seeing no one come forward. Excuse me. Just one second. [00:38:55] Mr. Green, where have you been? You've been missing quite a few of our meetings. [00:39:02] First of all, I want to ask, what are we using now? We're using a Bitdefender right now. We're using EDR. [00:39:08] Yes. EDR. OK. So how is this going to advance from EDR? [00:39:16] So how much more expensive is the XDR than the EDR? [00:39:22] It's a lot more because it adds additional software. [00:39:25] And we also get SOC services to give us a separate set of eyes to look at what's going on in the network besides my team. [00:39:33] Are we still on Smarsh? We are on Smarsh. Yep. And Smarsh doesn't provide that? I thought Smarsh. [00:39:40] Smarsh is for text messaging. OK. So you've been using Bitdefender for how long? [00:39:47] Since like June. We went away from ESET, which was based off of – we moved away from ESET that we use for Endpoint because of Senate Bill 258, [00:39:58] where it is government particular applications that are from foreign countries. [00:40:05] We couldn't use ESET anymore, so we switched to Bitdefender. [00:40:08] And who owns this? Is this American owned or Chinese? [00:40:10] It's American owned. ESET wasn't, though. [00:40:13] Good. OK. I'm a little concerned about some of our expenditures and that we're increasing our expenditures because of the lawsuits. [00:40:23] I mean, we've got a pretty amazing number of lawsuits coming down the pike. [00:40:27] So you're saying this is going to cost $45,000. Is that over and above what we're already paying on Bitdefender? [00:40:35] This is under. And remember, this is an extension to what we were already paying for. [00:40:40] So the previous products we were using – well, previously we used three other products. [00:40:46] We used SecNAT, we used TylerDetect, and then we used Sentinel-1. [00:40:54] And with the Bitdefender, this extension of it adds the MDR and the XDR and the SOC services in addition to what we already were using for the Endpoint. [00:41:06] OK. [00:41:11] Anybody else like to come down? We'll bring it back for approval. [00:41:15] I move we approve. [00:41:17] Second. [00:41:20] Yeah, so, no, I think we need to approve it. [00:41:23] I'd just make a comment. [00:41:27] You know, I'm looking at our IT services department and the emphasis they have put on security now is when I first came on the council, and it's hitting shoulders. [00:41:40] That was one of my concerns initially when I learned more about our IT department and so forth when I first came on board. [00:41:50] And I know it's terribly important. [00:41:53] We went through the water plant down in south here, Oldsmar, somewhere that had an issue and so forth. [00:42:00] And we've heard of other municipalities having ransomware and so forth on their systems. [00:42:06] So we just can't be too careful. [00:42:10] And I appreciate all the work you've done over the past few years in getting us up to this level of security within our system. [00:42:18] So I'd like to thank you for that. [00:42:20] Mr. Green. [00:42:25] I'd like to have a debate with you on those different, but I have no idea what he said. [00:42:30] The only way to stop that. [00:42:36] We all have our expertise. [00:42:41] No, nothing good. [00:42:43] Nothing good. [00:42:44] OK, all those in favor? [00:42:45] Aye.
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