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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: JUNE 6, 2011 TITLE: CONTRACT AWARD TO EN POINTE TECHNOLOGIES SALES INC. FOR CISCO INTRUSION PREVENTION SYSTEM (SPEC. NO. 11-026) CITY IMANA(ItR RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ? As Recommended ? As Amended ? Ordinance on 1st Reading ? Ordinance on 2Id Reading ? Implementing Resolution ? Set Public Hearing For__ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Award a contract to En Pointe Technologies Sales, Inc. for the purchase of a Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Contract in the amount not to exceed $25,000. DISCUSSION The City of Santa Ana's Information Services Division, Network Support Team's responsibility is to protect the City's computer network, systems and data. The Network Support Team monitors and defends 2,500 computing devices and provides services to over 2,000 users which include City employees and visitors of our various facilities. The City computer environment supports City operations on a 24x7 basis with critical support for Public Safety operations. During an average week, the Network Support Team thwarts over one million hostile and unidentified attempts to gain access to the City's computer network. This is accomplished with a key tool that performs automated detection and identification of threat attempts and then uses defenses to stop the intrusion. The City's current intrusion detection system is in need of a replacement that will provide a more technically sophisticated environment to fend off threats. The Network Support Team recommends the purchase and implementation of the Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) software application which provides enhanced technology protection against over 30,000 computer threats creating a more secured electronic environment for the City. 22A-1