ITES-11047 - USA (New Orleans, Louisiana) - Cybersecurity Assessment and Penetration Testing Services - Deadline November 3,2026

(1) Vendor needs to provide cybersecurity assessment and penetration testing services to the government authority located in New Orleans, LA.– Vulnerability Assessment – to validate host configurations and produce a list of known vulnerabilities existing on in–scope systems. The testing includes manual validation of vulnerabilities to reduce false positives.– The types of vulnerabilities typically detected by this testing include:• Microsoft Windows, Linux and Unix operating system vulnerabilities and patches• Known and published host application and service vulnerabilities, such as Apache, Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), IBM WebSphere, etc.• Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) email servers• Remote access services, such as SSH, Telnet, RDP• Other servers, such as NTP, FTP, SSL wrappers, etc.– Penetration Testing – A penetration test goes an additional step by exploiting those vulnerabilities to gain access to your email systems, firewalls, routers, VPN tunnels, web servers and other devices– Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO)• Analyze the effectiveness of your current security program.• Perform internal and external vulnerability assessments.• Perform Penetration Test.• Review information security policies, processes, and controls.(2) All question must be submitted no later than October 16, 2026.