We have a byod wifi network for any non-approved wireless devices.
The network is completely separate from the LAN and normal WIFI network and is subject to some bandwidth throttling.
A user can plug in a device to the network, but I do monitor the DHCP logs. This hasn't been a real problem since we gave the users a sandbox to play in though.
Well, here's the deal. The office space is small enough (2 floors of a downtown skyscraper) that I regularly see most of it. I am pretty connected with what users are doing.
Sometimes the solution is not so much technical and is more on the social side.
The answer to your question is: Yes. If an HR or Accounting (or any) person in the office decided to attach a wireless device that listens, it would have an available connection to the Internet (assuming it used port 80 or 443).
BUT, I would be aware of it pretty quickly. We are not the police. We are the IT department. We don't set or enforce policy for users. After talking to them about the potential risks, it would be up to their group leader or the operations committee to tell them they can't do it. We would, of course inform that decision, but unless the device is causing a disruption, we generally let users do what they want in that byod space.
"We are the IT department. We don't set or enforce policy for users."
You are supposed to be the network police. Management has gutted your autonomy and authority. Sounds like you are more of a Help Desk than an actual IT dept.
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BYOD Only network (Score:5, Informative)
We have a byod wifi network for any non-approved wireless devices.
The network is completely separate from the LAN and normal WIFI network and is subject to some bandwidth throttling.
A user can plug in a device to the network, but I do monitor the DHCP logs. This hasn't been a real problem since we gave the users a sandbox to play in though.
Re: (Score:2, Interesting)
So you've supplied them the bandwidth needed to upload your HR conversations?
Re:BYOD Only network (Score:3)
Well, here's the deal. The office space is small enough (2 floors of a downtown skyscraper) that I regularly see most of it. I am pretty connected with what users are doing.
Sometimes the solution is not so much technical and is more on the social side.
The answer to your question is: Yes. If an HR or Accounting (or any) person in the office decided to attach a wireless device that listens, it would have an available connection to the Internet (assuming it used port 80 or 443).
BUT, I would be aware of it pretty quickly. We are not the police. We are the IT department. We don't set or enforce policy for users. After talking to them about the potential risks, it would be up to their group leader or the operations committee to tell them they can't do it. We would, of course inform that decision, but unless the device is causing a disruption, we generally let users do what they want in that byod space.
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You are supposed to be the network police. Management has gutted your autonomy and authority. Sounds like you are more of a Help Desk than an actual IT dept.