Your business communications are only as secure as your weakest link. Security plays a big role in IP communications today, especially with so many organizations making the switch from traditional PBX (News - Alert) to IP PBX.
As today’s communications technology becomes more advanced, so do hackers’ capabilities. As administrators of Web and e-mail networks have learned, especially recently, any application running on an IP network is vulnerable to misuse and attack. But how much damage can really be done over a phone line? Last year, about 30 members of an organized crime gang were arrested in Budapest and London for stealing about $14 million via VoIP toll fraud.
VoIP users today face a number of security threats, including identity and service theft, eavesdropping, vishing, viruses and malware, Denial of Service (DoS), spam, man-in-the-middle attacks and call-tampering. With market analysts predicting a cumulative $377 billion to be spent on business and residential VoIP services between 2012 and 2016, organizations must be aware of how to minimize security risks.
One way to face these challenges is by using SIP endpoints. The term “SIP endpoints” refers to the architecture that is responsible for enabling advanced call processing and call management functions. According to industry experts, because of the widespread use of instant messaging, SIP endpoints have become commonplace. Instant messaging applications such as Microsoft (News - Alert) MSN Messenger and Apple iChat are SIP clients that can be used to transport voice and video free of charge.
In an upcoming webinar, “Overcoming Security Challenges of IP Communications by Using SIP Endpoints,” Yealink (News - Alert) officials will discuss common security threats in business IP communications and how to successfully address these challenges by using network technology knowledge. They will cover topics such as security communications best practices between SIP endpoints and IP PBX, keys to evaluating SIP endpoints’ API security, secure provisioning of SIP endpoints and security challenges in business application scenarios in VoIP.
The webinar is taking place on Tuesday, May 7 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT. To learn more and register for the event, click here.
Edited by Rory J. Thompson