Firewalls provide protection against outside attackers by shielding your network infrastructure from malicious or unnecessary traffic and preventing malicious software from accessing the network.

On July 15, 2015 the City approved Resolution 89-15 adopting an Information Technology Strategic Master Plan (Master Plan). Aan obsolete Firewall Infrastructure was identified that includes two security firewalls that cannot complete failover and provide adequate security for the City.  The Master Plan recommended upgrading the current Firewall Security Devices.  Information Technology generated a Security Report detailing all the security exploits and holes that the Information Technology Division needs to protect.  Security threats evolve daily. With new viruses, worms, and malicious attacks created every day to exploit weaknesses in networks and steal the City’s Confidential data, a strong secure set of managed firewalls is an extreme necessity.

The Purchasing Division reviewed competitive quotes for Firewall Security Devices and determined that the Cloud Harmonic Inc. submitted the lowest bid for Palo Alto Firewall Security Device at $291,849.78.