Specifications include, but are not limited to: Managed Detection and Response Services. The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) is seeking proposals from highly experienced and professional firms to provide a comprehensive, managed detection and response security solution that should include but is not limited to, the following: a. Monitoring and logging of network traffic including North/South (ingress/egress) and East/West b. Live data visualization and analysis of all North/South & East/West traffic c. Network and system data ingestion including cloud-based systems d. Proactive threat hunting intelligence, investigation, reporting e. Artificial intelligence-based security analytics and threat intelligence