HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2020-281RESOLUTION NO. 2020-281
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL APPROVING THE
PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL TRAINING LICENSES FROM
KNOWBE4, INC., OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, FOR SECURITY
AWARENESS TRAINING AND SIMULATED PHISHING PLATFORM
WHEREAS, the City has experienced an increase of Phishing attacks through emails to
City employees; and
WHEREAS, City employees need to be trained to be able to identify illegitimate emails
that are designed to induce individuals to reveal personal information like passwords; and
WHEREAS, KnowBe4 offers security awareness training and simulated Phishing
campaigns to educate City employees to identify Phishing attempts; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2019, the City Manager approved the purchase of a
three-year self-administered training program for cyber -security awareness, in the amount of
$19,991.23. This covered training for up to 400 City staff. Since the launch of the program, the
City has expanded the training to include part-time staff and contractors that work for the City
and have City -issued email accounts. In order to add additional users to the system, the City
must purchase additional licenses from KnowBe4, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends purchasing an additional 100 licenses in the amount of
$4,026.11, allowing for the expansion of cyber -security awareness training to all users on the
City network.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby approve
the purchase of 100 additional training licenses from KnowBe4, Inc., of Clearwater, Florida, in
the amount of $4,026.11, increasing the total amount of the three-year agreement to an amount
not to exceed $24,017.34.
Dated: December 2, 2020
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2020-281 was passed and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held December 2, 2020 by the following votes:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Chandler, Nakanishi, and Mayor Kuehne
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Mounce
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
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