The IT Department's BMS Audit Checklist
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The Founder's Explanation (Teach Exactly This Way)
"A driving test — the examiner asks a fixed set of questions, and if you know them beforehand and can show you can do each, you pass and get the licence. The IT security audit for a BMS is exactly a driving test. Six known questions. Prepare the answer and the proof for each, walk in ready, and the go-live is a formality, not a fight."Teaching the Concept
The Driving Test A driving test asks a fixed set of things. Know them beforehand, show you can do each, and you pass. The IT department's BMS audit is exactly that — a known list of six questions before you are allowed to go live. Prepare the evidence for each and go-live becomes a formality. The Six Questions ``` 1. Inbound firewall ports? None (outbound 8883 only) 2. Field data encrypted? Yes, TLS 1.2/1.3 3. OT/IT segmented? Yes, gateway dual-homes 4. Device certificates? Yes, X.509 per gateway 5. Payload monitorable? Yes, standard JSON/8883 6. BACnet/IP on internet? No, zero external exposure ``` How to Arrive Ready ``` For each item: have the evidence, not just the claim Map each answer to the design that delivers it A prepared BMS clears the audit and unblocks go-live ``` The IT audit is a known list of six questions — prepare the evidence for each, and go-live stops being a fight.Related Topics
- What is BMS integration? — how a BMS connects VFDs, meters and other systems
- What is a protocol in BMS? — the shared language controllers use to talk
- Browse all Protocols topics — more from this section of the EnSmart BMS Library
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