Golden Empire Transit District

Application Purpose: the Purpose of This Award Is to Provide 1 Year of Preventive Maintenance 1 Year of Operating Assistance for Get to Assist It in Fixed Route Transit Operations During the Period of 07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025.THE Primary Objective of This Initiative Is to Establish a Robust Cybersecurity Framework Based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Best Practices That Ensure the Confidentiality Integrity and Availability of Our Data and Systems. by Integrating a Suite of Advanced Services and Tools We Aim to Proactively Detect Prevent and Respond to Cyber Threats Effectively. This Initiative Will Comprehensively Address Our Cybersecurity Needs for the Next 3 Years.by Deploying the Following Software and Hardware Solutions We Will Be Able to Achieve the Following Objectives:enhance Visibility and Monitoring of the Network Devices and Endpoints Connected to It.strengthen the Ability to Discover and Remediate Vulnerabilities and Protect Against Malware.enhance Business Continuity Through the Protection of Assets Protected Data Backup and Faster and More Resilient Data Recovery.; Activities Performed: the Activities to Be Performed Will Be All Normal Transit Activities.golden Empire Transits It Team Will Perform Several Software and Hardware Upgrades on District Computers and Networks. Some Legacy Systems Will Be Replaced With Newer Stronger Technology. Some Outside Vendors Will Be Approached to Help With Installation and Support and Will Utilize Both On-premises and Cloud-based Technology to Secure the District.; Expected Outcomes: Provide Increased Service Reliability in Ensuring the Fleet Has an Overall Higher Mean Distance Between Failures.by Increasing the Districts Cybersecurity Stance Get Will Be Able to Better Protect Users and Riders Helping Improve Ridership and District Employee Support. the Get It Team Will Be Able to Better Monitor and Respond to Cybersecurity Issues and Enhance Interpretation and Management of Ongoing Cybersecurity Threats. With Immutable Backups Get Will Be Positioned to Quickly Recover From a Cybersecurity Breach Should One Occur and Keep the District Running With Minimal Interruption. Other Improvements Like Physical Id Security and Android Device Management Will Allow the District to Improve Systems Outside the Immediate Vicinity of Administration and Will Give Visibility Into Devices and Vehicles on the Street.; Intended Beneficiaries: the Passengers Rely on Our Services to Get Them to Their Location Safely and on Time.an Improved Cybersecurity Stance Will Benefit All Users of the Get System. Riders Will Benefit From More Reliable Service and Better Support From Computer-based Systems. District Employees Will Benefit From Knowing That Their Information Is Protected to the Best of the Districts Abilities and Can Rely on Systems Being Available and Useable. Data Governance and Audit Ability Will Improve and Allow a More Transparent and Manageable Look Into District Systems for Staff.; Subrecipient Activities: Get Will Not Have Sub-recipients Activities.