Originally Published:
Dec 2016
These discipline cover a procurement, usage, and administration of IoT devices, either supposing by a association or worker owned.
From a policy:
Summary
The Internet of Things (or IoT) refers to network- or internet-connected devices, such as appliances, thermostats, monitors, sensors, and unstable apparatus that can measure, store, and broadcast information.
IoT inclination might be business oriented (e.g., RFID tags to lane inventory) consumer formed (such as Fitbits), or a hybrid of both (like a Raspberry Pi, that offers an array of uses opposite a dual sectors). The inclination might be company-provided or employee-owned, such as by a BYOD policy.
IoT inclination continue creation inroads in a business world, so organizations should have a tangible IoT structure in place to safeguard that information and operations are scrupulously secured.
IoT device procurement
In general, IoT inclination that are to be used for association operations should be purchased and commissioned by organizational personnel.
It is acceptable for employee-owned IoT inclination to be used for business purposes, though they contingency be used in suitability with a organization’s Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy.
The use of all IoT devices, either company-provided or employee-owned, should be requested around a IoT Device Usage Request Form (see Appendix A), that contingency be submitted to a IT dialect for approval. Only manager-level employees and above might ask a use and/or buying of IoT devices.
The IT dialect is obliged for identifying concordant platforms, purchasing equipment, and ancillary organization-provided and certified IoT devices. The IT dialect is not obliged for allocating supports to compensate for a devices, accessories, and/or use fees (if applicable). Requesting managers contingency allot supports from their department’s handling bill (where applicable) to cover costs outset from a device request.
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