o technology is without steal sensitive information like
its flaws and same is the credit card number and bank
case with the VoIP system. details. They can even launch
With increasing popularity and denial of service attacks and
reliability, it has become prone shut down an ongoing
to hackers. Since many things go conversation, or send virus over
through phone line, hackers can the internet to disrupt the
intercept private information. services. The biggest threat
Since there has been no dangerous hackers are imposing is
attack on an IP system yet, manipulation of VoIP networks for
therefore, most customers of VOIP making free calls. Then there are
are more likely interested in some hacking websites that let
cost and quality than security. people to control the phone
However, new security devices are number that appears on the
being developed with increasing receiver's caller-id display this
security threats, which can be is called caller-id spoofing.
incorporated into all-in-one VoIP loges information on call
applications to protect whole management boxes, these boxes are
information networks. Such vulnerable to hackers' attacks
devices that protect the whole and viruses, this can have a down
network reduce individual falling effect on an
expenses that are imposed by VoIP organization's reliability and
security threat. cost them a lot of money for data
retrieval and security upgrading.
VoIP converts analog signal to Waiting for something to happen
digital signals and send them and trying to solve the problem
through internet. It opens up the after that can be costly for an
telephone network to attacks from organization and for its
hackers, who can intercept and customers. Therefore, before
listen to phone conversations and making the move to VoIP,
companies need to acquaint prevent the hackers from
themselves with the security capturing the information packets
issues about this new technology as they pass through the
and plan protection in advance. internet.
Encrypting VOIP voice traffic,
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