DDI - To enhance network management and cybersecurity capabilities as part of a multilayer protection Equipment, services, or a combination of equipment and services that limits access between networks including equipment and services that may include the following features, substantially similar features, or their equivalents; Need Statement: DHCP, DNS and IPAM: To enhance network management and cybersecurity capabilities as part of a multilayer protection. DDI service will improve efficient allocation, management and provide better device tracking abilities via a centralized system. Cybersecurity enhancements include protection against IP related threats such as DNS tunneling, malware and other related vulnerabilities. Consolidating these 3 core networking components (DHCP, DNS, IPAM) in itself will greatly reduce network management efforts, but also be essential in the ever-growing demand for hybrid solutions involving cloud deployments to help minimize that network management overhead. Infoblox or equivalent managed solution integrated with on prem and ACPS Azure tenant. Endpoint Protection, Identity Protection and Authentication; Equipment and services, or a combination of equipment and services that implements safeguards to protect school and library-owned end-user devices, including desktop computers, laptops, and mobile devices, against cyber threats and attacks including equipment and services that may include the following features, substantially similar features, or their equivalents; Equipment, services, or a combination of equipment and services that implement safeguards to protect a user’s network identity from theft or misuse and/or provide assurance about the network identity of an entity interacting with a system including equipment and services that may include the following features, substantially similar features, or their equivalents; Microsoft Entra/Azure: Identity and Access Management (IAM): Strengthened with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Conditional Access, and Identity Protection to prevent unauthorized access. Threat Protection: Deployment of Microsoft Defender for Cloud to provide continuous security posture management, threat detection, and vulnerability assessment.
