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From The Expert Corner
May 14, 2012
Virtual Office: VoIP, Terrorism and the FCC
 By Jacqueline Lee, Contributing Writer
The face of telephony has drastically changed since September 11, 2001. VoIP infrastructure has made serious gains on circuit-based networks. So many businesses and government agencies are using VoIP that the FCC (News - Alert) has added VoIP to the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS). Participation in DIRS means that VoIP providers will receive FCC assistance in the event of a terrorist attack.
In addition to having motivation to attack VoIP networks, some terrorist networks actually leverage VoIP technology to their advantage. Lakshar-e-Taiba, the terrorist group behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks, has actually developed its own VoIP network that facilitates terrorist communications across GPRS networks.
The VoIP network established by Lakshar-e-Taiba has frustrated both U.S. and U.K. intelligence services because communication over that network is much more difficult to monitor than communication via email or commercial VoIP network.
“Earlier, we could intercept conversations on phone or locate Lashkar cadres based on their IP addresses through their emails,” an intelligence source told the Times. “But now we're finding it tough to gather intelligence because Lashkar men hold audio or video conferences using private VoIP... Read More
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