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Fernando Brinn, CEO of the Brinn Group, on Lack of Cybersecurity Funding for Underserved Community Organizations

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Fernando Brinn raises concerns about the lack of cybersecurity funding and protection for underserved community organizations and non-profits receiving city contracts.

Underserved communities often lack access to affordable cyber insurance
Non-profits receiving city contracts do not have budget for cybersecurity measures like penetration testing and cloud security
This leaves personal information of individuals like Juanita Lopez, who use these services, at risk due to inadequate protection
Brinn urges the city council to provide funding for cybersecurity measures for programs they support
He offers to discuss solutions further, collaborating with cybersecurity companies he works with

Fernando Brinn

2:56:43

Thank you.

2:56:45

For allowing us to speak with you, chairman.

2:56:51

I want to address an issue to spin.

2:56:54

As I'm sitting here, I'm looking at how the city looks at cybersecurity.

2:57:03

From the perspective of agencies.

2:57:05

I'd like to take a minute and look at and talk about cybersecurity from the perspective of the underserved community.

2:57:14

So And

Jennifer Gutiérrez

2:57:15

I'm sorry.

2:57:15

Can you just say your name for

Fernando Brinn

2:57:16

the Fernando Brin.

2:57:17

I Fernando?

2:57:18

The CEO of the Brin Group, Yes.

2:57:21

We're a we're we're a community minded agency.

2:57:26

We work with not for profits and community organizations.

2:57:30

During the testimony that I heard, a couple of things came to to mine.

2:57:35

1 was Simon Insurance.

2:57:39

So our community doesn't have cyber insurance.

2:57:42

If they do, it's very it's very high and very costly.

2:57:47

Are not for profits that are receiving contracts from CD agencies, don't have a line budget for either cyber insurance.

2:58:00

They don't have it for testing, penetrating testing for cyber cyber in cloud security.

2:58:10

So what I'm saying is we need to look at how we can address this issue through our agencies.

2:58:18

Because at the end of the day, Juanita Lopez, who gets up in the morning, and goes to her health clinic, who goes to her bank.

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Or goes to a community program for assistance is giving her information to a system that's not protected.

2:58:35

So we need to ensure that those programs are funded by the city council and funded by the city are cybersecurity.

2:58:46

And I think I've put together a number of organizations I work with that are cybersecurity companies, and I would enjoy an opportunity to fix further on it.

2:59:00

Thank you.

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