The New Jersey School Boards Association has partnered with Carahsoft Technology Corp. and its reseller ecosystem to help school districts and member charter schools throughout New Jersey better manage and reduce cybersecurity risk. The new partnership will provide access to a broad range of cybersecurity-related software, hardware, implementation services and training at discounted pricing. Through the contract’s cooperative purchasing clauses, these solutions are also available to K-12 academic institutions and school board associations nationwide.
Districts and public sector agencies that are members of the NJSBA Cooperative Pricing System through the Alliance for Competitive Energy Services (ACES) can begin purchasing cybersecurity products and services using the NJSBA procurement number #E-8801-ACES-CPS at any time. Districts can join the NJSBA Cooperative Pricing System by passing a resolution.
Carahsoft’s Cyber Team will work with NJSBA to accurately match its cybersecurity portfolio with NJSBA members’ specific needs to provide proven, cost-effective protection for critical networks and digital information. These solutions address the five functions outlined in the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, enabling schools and districts to identify, protect, detect, respond to and recover from an increasing number of cyber incidents and to a broader range of cyber threats that schools are currently facing.
This contract includes solutions from:
- Symantec
- Palo Alto Networks
- Proofpoint
- Splunk
- FireEye
- Gigamon
- RSA
- Cylance
- Okta
- ForeScout
- +30 more technology providers
Informational Webinar To learn more about how Carahsoft and its cybersecurity vendors can help schools and districts improve their IT security, register for a free webinar on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017 at 10 a.m. Register today.
Get Started Today For more information or to request a quote, contact the NJSBA Cyber Team at Carahsoft at 703-871-8680 or via email at [email protected].
Carahsoft’s cyber products and services are offered as part of the NJSBA TEC program, which assists schools in becoming future-ready by providing cost-saving alternatives for creating, establishing and continuing the most current digital learning opportunities available for students. For questions on the NJSBA TEC program, email [email protected].