The city of Plano approved nearly $1 million for cybersecurity upgrades that will combine the library’s firewall system with the city’s network, streamlining management of the technology that supports city operations.
During its March 9 meeting, Plano City Council approved a five-year technology services agreement with Palo Alto Networks, a cybersecurity company that provides firewall technology used to monitor and secure network traffic.
The $913,312 agreement will supply firewall services for five years, including advanced threat prevention, URL filtering, VPN services and cloud-based threat analysis. City Council has approved several agreements with Palo Alto Networks, with the first contract dating back to October 2018…