NIST CSF assessment flags 103 security requirements; consultants urge adding IT staff

Sep 8, 2025

A RubinBrown NIST Cybersecurity Framework assessment identified 103 security requirements at the Ottawa County courthouse and recommended eight actions including hiring a full- or part-time IT person; the assessment was provided through Homeland Security at no cost and staff will discuss it in a forthcoming risk-management meeting.

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Mark Clark of RubinBrown presented a NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) assessment of the Ottawa County courthouse that identified 103 security requirements and listed eight recommendations, among them hiring a full- or part-time information-technology staffer to address gaps. Emergency Management Director Marie Ballou said the assessment was provided through Homeland Security at no cost to the county and that a risk-management meeting will review the recommendations.

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