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- Physical Security Manual
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- BT ISIS directive
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- General Interest Visit
- Security Measures
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- SEC | POL | AO13
- ISIS directive
- Origin: Directorate of Security and Investigation SecID
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- Physical security Manual
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- General Interest Visits
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- Introduction
- Although BT wishes to maintain good relations with the community, general
- interest visitors are not normally permitted into operational computer
- centres or buildings containing network equipment such as telephone
- exchanges.
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- Visits to associated premises may be permitted but should not be actively
- encouraged. Any request for a visit should be considered on its meritsby
- local management.
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- Policy 7.1 Security Measures
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- When visit is arranged, the following measures must be taken to minimisethe
- risk:
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- - Except in an emergency, formal entry and exit procedures must
- be scrupulously followed.
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- - Visitors must be issued with passes.
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- - Parties must be organised so that they are of manageable size,to ensure
- that a BT person always accompanies and supervises all visitors. A ratio
- of five visitors to each BT guide, one of whom must be a manager, is
- recommended.
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- - The route and timetable must be pre-planned and strictly followed to
- avoid all 'sensitive' areas.
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- - Areas of work that are demonstrated must be selected to avoid close-up
- viewing of 'sensitive' information (such as logging on procedures, network
- access numbers and customer data).
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- - BT people must be given adequate warning of impending visits sothat
- sensitive information and access methods can be concleaded.
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- - Passwords must be changed after any such visit if it is consideredthat
- any passwords may have been seen.
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- - Any information handed out must be have been authorised by thelocal
- manager in accordance with the Information Security Code.
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- - Visitors must not carry cameras or electronic devices capable
- ofinterfering with computer or electronic systems.
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- Computer Security Manual (ISIS SEC|POL|AO12)
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