VoIP threats to watch out for
After spending years being the nearly man of communications technology, voice over IP has really taken off over the past couple of years.
Small and medium-sized enterprises are proving keen on the tech. According to market researchers AMI Partners, worldwide SME spending on VoIP solutions topped $3bn in 2006, up 26 per cent over 2005. AMI predicts that most SMEs will choose to move to VoIP over the next five years. However, in the headlong rush to VoIP it is essential that organisations do not overlook the security implications of the technology. The bulk of VoIP calls currently being made are still not properly secured and this is leaving businesses open to attack.
As increasing numbers of users adopt VoIP, more hackers and criminals will be enticed to capitalise on the weaknesses in the technology. This primer looks at the major threats businesses of any size face when adopting VoIP.L33tdawg: Keep an eye out for the new Tactical VoIP Tool Kit which will be released by The Grugq at HITBSecConf2007 - Dubai.
