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Commissioners weigh managed devices and CJIS rules for county email access

Somerset County Commissioners · December 18, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners reviewed options to secure county email access after staff raised CJIS compliance concerns; options include county‑managed tablets/iPads, two‑factor authentication, hardware tokens and per‑user service costs. Commissioners requested time to decide device and access policy.

Somerset County commissioners spent an extended workshop segment discussing cybersecurity for commissioner email access after staff reported the county must meet CJIS (FBI Criminal Justice Information Services) security standards for some services.

IT staff (introduced as Pavel/Parvel in the meeting) described several options: issuing county‑managed tablets or laptops, implementing mobile‑device management that would permit remote…

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