vCISO extension with Antage
Kern Health SystemsCalifornia- Detected
- Oct 22, 2026
- 13 days ago
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Est. value
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From the meeting
At its October 22, 2026 meeting, the board approved a $136,000 increase to the not-to-exceed amount with Antage for Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) services. The total contract increased from $162,660 to $298,660 through December 31, 2026. The memo said Antage was providing senior-level cybersecurity leadership, risk oversight, security policy development, incident response planning, audit readiness support, and ISO 27001 readiness.
Approved; authorized the CEO to sign.
- Meeting date
- October 22, 2026
- Agency
- Kern Health Systems
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