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In this introductory chapter we will briefly describe what a PBX is and some of its features. We will then argue about its importance as part of a nation’s critical infrastructure. As we will see the telecom fraud and abuse scene involving PBXs is quite active, with many players targeting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of PBXs. Despite the “age” of the term PBX, and the move towards VoIP, both systems face essentially the same problems and as such the analysis remains timely.
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Other uses of the PBX acronym include frightening terms such as polymer-bonded eXplosive, plastic-bonded eXplosive and pre-B-cell leukemia homeoboX!
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Council of the European Union. 2008. “COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2008/114/EC of 8 December 2008 on the identification and designation of European critical infrastructures and the assessment of the need to improve their protection.” European Union. (http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/justice_freedom_security/fight_against_terrorism/l33260_en.htm).
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Androulidakis, I.I. (2016). Introduction. In: VoIP and PBX Security and Forensics. SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29721-7_1
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