FAIRFAX COUNTY VIRGINIA
“ We’ re building a culture where cybersecurity isn’ t a tech issue, it’ s a community value”
MICHAEL T. DENT, STRATEGIC LIAISON TO THE CIO AND CISO, FAIRFAX COUNTY VIRGINIA
“ The Department of Information Technology works hand in hand with county executives and agency partners,” he says.“ We’ re building a culture where cybersecurity isn’ t a tech issue, it’ s a community value.”
Building connections for greater resilience Fairfax County holds a number of partnerships that are essential to improving its cybersecurity posture.
For instance, its alliance with cybersecurity leader Arctic Wolf means that it can reap the benefits of AI-driven technology to enhance its security measures. The company’ s expertise and commitment to customer success has supported Fairfax County’ s ongoing efforts to maintain a resilient cybersecurity framework.
“ Fairfax County’ s partnership with Arctic Wolf is a recent but promising development and, while we don’ t currently utilise their Managed Detection and Response( MDR) platform, we’ ve adopted their endpoint protection solution, Aurora, which was formerly known as Cylance,” Michael says.“ Aurora’ s ability to proactively prevent threats before they execute aligns perfectly with our goal of staying ahead of emerging cyber risks.
“ The transition from Cylance to Aurora has been seamless, thanks to Arctic Wolf’ s genuine, professional and supportive approach during this period of change. Their team has been highly engaged, ensuring that we’ re fully equipped to maximise the capabilities of the platform.
“ We’ re genuinely excited about this partnership and confident that Aurora will continue to strengthen our defences against modern cyber threats.”
Likewise, the county is leveraging the software company Splunk for its security
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