A smart building has a mix of IoT devices: HVAC controllers, lighting, and access control panels. The security team must implement policies that allow HVAC controllers to communicate with the building management server, but prevent them from accessing the internet. Lighting and access control panels should also be restricted. Which policy implementation best achieves this?

Block all traffic from IoT devices except to the building management server.

Create separate zones for each device type and apply policies that allow only required communication.

Allow all devices to communicate with each other and the internet.

Place all devices in one zone and use application-level policies.

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