FOI 2019-151 – Use of personal devices for work activity
?>Date Answered: 1 November 2019
This request asked:
- Does Serious Fraud Office allow staff to use their own devices to access work email? Please answer Yes or No
- Does Serious Fraud Office allow staff to use their own devices for any other work-related activities? Please answer Yes or No.
- If you answered yes to question 2 please provide a list of the types of systems that staff can access from personally owned devices?
- Does Serious Fraud Office have a policy that covers BYOD or the use of personal devices at work? Please answer Yes or No
- If you answered yes to question 4 please could you provide a copy of your policy that covers BYOD or personal device usage at work?
Our request:
- No, the use of personal IT equipment and private email accounts for official purposes would be a breach of the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) Security and Acceptable Use Policy.
- No, please see response to question 1.
- In light of the response to question 1 and 2, this is not applicable
- The SFO does not have a policy that covers BYOD or the use of personal devices whilst at work.
- In light of the response to question 4, this is not applicable.