March 12, 2007
If it’s not one thing then it’s another. VOIP is being attacked through a Phishing scheme. For me, the most interesting point of this recent attack it the victims. It seems that Bank of America customers are being targeted. I can’t help but wonder if all the negative publicity that the bank has received lately ...
VOIP - Gone Phishing
by Kathryn Lang
If it’s not one thing then it’s another. VOIP is being attacked through a Phishing scheme. For me, the most interesting point of this recent attack it the victims. It seems that Bank of America customers are being targeted. I can’t help but wonder if all the negative publicity that the bank has received lately ...
February 16, 2007
VOIP is a great technology. Many internet experts say that it has the potential to kill even the large telecoms, close the gap in the third world’s communications, and even bring international business to a new day.
Predictions are that as early as 2009, VOIP will be the standard form of telecommunications. Providers are coming on board on ...
VOIP Security – Do It Yourself
by Kathryn Lang
VOIP is a great technology. Many internet experts say that it has the potential to kill even the large telecoms, close the gap in the third world’s communications, and even bring international business to a new day.
Predictions are that as early as 2009, VOIP will be the standard form of telecommunications. Providers are coming on board on ...
February 8, 2007
VOIP is on its way to being a more secure industry. In the past, security hasn’t been a high priority for the new technology. The criminal minds tend to focus on the largest market available. With VOIP subscribers on the rise, the thieves are starting to pay attention.
BorderWare Technologies has announced new security technology for VOIP. ...
VOIP Security on the Rise
by Kathryn Lang
VOIP is on its way to being a more secure industry. In the past, security hasn’t been a high priority for the new technology. The criminal minds tend to focus on the largest market available. With VOIP subscribers on the rise, the thieves are starting to pay attention.
BorderWare Technologies has announced new security technology for VOIP. ...
January 31, 2007
The NEC Corporation has developed a new technology that it claims will keep SPIT (Spam over Internet Technology) from effecting VOIP subscribers. VOIP SEAL, as NEC has labeled it, uses The Turning Test to determine if a call is legitimate or not.
The Turning Test was first described by Professor Alan Turning back in 1950. In it, a ...
NEC To Offer VOIP SEAL - No More SPIT
by Kathryn Lang
The NEC Corporation has developed a new technology that it claims will keep SPIT (Spam over Internet Technology) from effecting VOIP subscribers. VOIP SEAL, as NEC has labeled it, uses The Turning Test to determine if a call is legitimate or not.
The Turning Test was first described by Professor Alan Turning back in 1950. In it, a ...
January 25, 2007
VOIP security is as valuable as a safe. It will keep information and communications locked up from the bad guys.
Very few business owners understand its importance. No one in his right mind would leave a cash register just sitting open, or a door unlocked to his business at night. Owners put bars on windows and install CCTV ...
VOIP Business Users Need to Up Their Security
by Kathryn Lang
VOIP security is as valuable as a safe. It will keep information and communications locked up from the bad guys.
Very few business owners understand its importance. No one in his right mind would leave a cash register just sitting open, or a door unlocked to his business at night. Owners put bars on windows and install CCTV ...
December 27, 2006
Gone fishing has taken on a whole new meaning (and spelling) in this age of technology. Internet “phishing” is the term that has been devised for those sending out mass amounts of emails to catch their victims. Now the phishers have started casting wider nets – seeking to use VOIP and text messaging to hook their prey.
Voice over ...
Phishers target VoIP
by Brian Turner
Gone fishing has taken on a whole new meaning (and spelling) in this age of technology. Internet “phishing” is the term that has been devised for those sending out mass amounts of emails to catch their victims. Now the phishers have started casting wider nets – seeking to use VOIP and text messaging to hook their prey.
Voice over ...
December 16, 2006
The bad guys are back on the prowl, and this time they have their eyes squarely on the prize of VOIP. Some experts in internet security are predicting that 2007 will bring a surge of Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) hacking attacks.
The new telephony technology still has quite a few bugs to work out. It also ...
Genuine threat to VoIP technology
by Brian Turner
The bad guys are back on the prowl, and this time they have their eyes squarely on the prize of VOIP. Some experts in internet security are predicting that 2007 will bring a surge of Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) hacking attacks.
The new telephony technology still has quite a few bugs to work out. It also ...
November 29, 2006
It was only a matter of time before the invasion started.
According to Message Labs, a managed Service Provider (MSP) that specializes in internet telephony security, that time has finally come.
Message Labs is predicting that 2007 will be the year that will see VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service becoming a prime target for hackers. The hackers ...
VoIP to be big hacker target
by Brian Turner
It was only a matter of time before the invasion started.
According to Message Labs, a managed Service Provider (MSP) that specializes in internet telephony security, that time has finally come.
Message Labs is predicting that 2007 will be the year that will see VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service becoming a prime target for hackers. The hackers ...
November 17, 2006
The new VOIP technology ranks as one of the top internet security risks.
According to the SANS Institute’s 2006 list of “Top 20 Internet Security Attack Targets,” VOIP attacks have continued to multiple as the technology has grown in popularity. VOIP was only one of two network devices that made this year’s list.
Their seem to be many ...
VoIP top security risk online
by Brian Turner
The new VOIP technology ranks as one of the top internet security risks.
According to the SANS Institute’s 2006 list of “Top 20 Internet Security Attack Targets,” VOIP attacks have continued to multiple as the technology has grown in popularity. VOIP was only one of two network devices that made this year’s list.
Their seem to be many ...
November 14, 2006
It seems that no one is safe anywhere, anymore.
Not satisfied that they have filled our e-mailboxes to full so that our own service is interrupted, now the bad guys are targeting the innovative VoIP services.
Businesses need to be on alert for these “spammers.” Today is the time for the companies to take action to prevent possible ...
Spammers target VoIP services
by Brian Turner
It seems that no one is safe anywhere, anymore.
Not satisfied that they have filled our e-mailboxes to full so that our own service is interrupted, now the bad guys are targeting the innovative VoIP services.
Businesses need to be on alert for these “spammers.” Today is the time for the companies to take action to prevent possible ...
December 12, 2005
Net Imperative reports that Skype has added Thomson Directories to its toolbar - allowing users to search the online business directory:
The results of the search will display three sponsored listings at the top of the page and a list of businesses down the left hand side which are then geographically displayed on a map. ...
Thomson added to Skype
by Brian Turner
BellSouth announces Private Label VoIP
by Brian Turner
November 24, 2005
Google are reportedly testing their Google Talk format to test Click To Call - a service where advertisers pay only for leads that result in a phone call.
The service was reported seen on Problogger and quotes Google's comments on the service:
‘We’re testing a new product that gives you a free and ...
Google test Click to Call
by Brian Turner
