All of your assumptions are exactly right. They (mostly managers with little to no IT background) want to cover their own asses in case shit hits the fan (unlik

All of your assumptions are exactly right. They (mostly managers with little to no IT background) want to cover their own asses in case shit hits the fan (unlikely scenario if you ask me, because the company is just overrating the value of their data. Nobody gives a fuck about us anyway...) and many parts of this company have developed their own habits... The company is just very big and I can understand why they might be afraid, but come on, nobody will take that policy seriously forever. You need to eventually put some reasonable rules in place that allow you to make use of such Innovations...