IT Baseline Protection Manual S 3.12 Informing all staff members about possible PBX warning notices, warning symbols and acoustic alarm signals
S 3.12 Informing all staff members about possible PBX warning notices, warning symbols and acoustic alarm signals
Initiation responsibility: PBX officer; IT Security Management; personnel committee/works council
Implementation responsibility: IT Security Management, Administrators
All staff members should be aware of the meaning of warning notices and/or symbols and acoustic alarms of the PBX (telecommunications facility). In particular, this includes the following:
attention signal for direct voice calling;
busy override warning signal (trunk offering tone);
indication of handsfree operation;
indication of activated direct voice calling;
indication of automatic call-back; and
indication/flash in case of an add-on (three-party) conference.
The use of features which are not officially authorised can be especially crucial to IT security. The warning indicators for these features should be known to all users.
Additional controls:
Do the staff know what will happen if somebody makes a busy override call?
Do the staff know what will be indicated visibly and audibly by a direct voice call?
Is it possible to discern activation of handsfree operation?