IT Baseline Protection Manual - The Information Warfare Site

Safeguard Catalogue - Communications Remarks
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S 5.27 Acknowledging successful fax reception via
telephone
Initiation responsibility: IT Security Management, Superiors
Implementation responsibility: Fax sender
Recipients should be asked whether important fax messages have been
received/printed completely and viewed by them. Employees should be
instructed to observe this measure. The receipt confirmation of such fax
messages can also be requested by furnishing the fax cover sheet with a
distinct and appropriate mark.
It is facilitated on some fax machines by a service feature which consists of
the output of individual reports indicating the error during dispatch.
Additional controls:
- Does the agency/company transact fax messages whose correct reception is
of particular importance?
- Is the recipient requested to acknowledge the arrival of such fax messages?
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IT-Baseline Protection Manual: Oktober 2000