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Corporate VoIP: Price matters first

Bhagaban Sahu — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 04:07:06 +0000

VoIP may have a number of security problems in a corporate networking; however the steady fall in price and benefits of this technology has engrossed small and medium enterprises to deploy VoIP in their communication set ups. The...

Skype worm targets security

Bhagaban Sahu — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:36:01 +0000

Think twice before using Skype. The security researchers have made a shocking revelation that a new-found worm is targeting Skypers through chats. The worm is known by different names such as Ramex, Skipi or Pykspa. This is another blow to...

VoIP hacker imprisoned

Bhagaban Sahu — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:09:18 +0000

Spokane, Washington-based Robert Moore who made millions of dollars from illegal VoIP business has been sentenced two years imprisonment and fined $150,000. The 23-year old hacker was successful in hacking VoIP networks of some of the leading...

VoIP vulnerability can steal data

Bhagaban Sahu — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:47:48 +0000

Security experts have traced new security threats of VoIP technology. They claim that software used for VoIP can be used by hackers to get into the data network and steal information. In a demonstration at Black Hat security conference in Las...

Intelligence agencies can't tap VoIP calls, giving an edge to terrorists!

Bhagaban Sahu — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:41:23 +0000

For terrorists, the best use of technology is its abuse or misuse. It does not matter what type of technology it is. VoIP is not an exceptional. Police and intelligence agencies can tap telephonic conversations on traditional landlines or...

Getting secure VoIP is a next big thing in 2007

Bhagaban Sahu — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 02:25:31 +0000

We witnessed rapid developments in the voice world with the launch of new products and services bringing comforts to the customers. However, it is half-done work. VoIP is still at its developmental stage. In the coming year, getting a secure VoIP...

Hackers on prowl, VoIP under threat

Bhagaban Sahu — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 02:05:02 +0000

Deadly days are in store for VoIP as the hackers are coming up with most advanced programs to disrupt the IP-based services next year, MessageLabs, one of the largest security firms has warned the millions of online phone users and IM service...

SmoothWall updates Corporate Firewall 5 for VoIP security

Bhagaban Sahu — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 02:39:33 +0000

Smoothwall has updated its Linux-based SmoothWall Corporate Firewall 5 to provide secure VoIP for the small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The new features in the latest version are VoIP gateway protection, Enhanced logging and reporting...

Wanted: VoIP Fraudster

Bhagaban Sahu — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 03:37:19 +0000

The Federal authorities are looking for the Miami man who is accused of stealing VoIP services and selling them through his illegal company. The Federal authorities have issued a warrant for the arrest of the fraudster, Edwin Pena, a 23-year-old...

Your solution for blocking those anonymous VoIP calls

Jayanta Bhattacharya — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 07:49:43 +0000

Russell Shaw in his blog mentions about someone receiving threats through VoIP and the called ID unable to display the number saying the call came from ‘Anonymous’ Now to stop this, he mentions about a device called ID Manager, which...