October 28, 2004
KPMG White Paper Warns of VoIP Security Risks
KPMG's new white paper, "Voice over IP - decipher and decide," warns organizations that they should fully understand VoIP before implementing it; otherwise security breaches, including DoS attacks, may become an issue.
According to silicon.com:
Although there is extensive information available from numerous sources regarding the benefits of VoIP and IP Telephony, there is a "distinct absence of information detailing the risks and associated risk management practices", KPMG said.
KPMG said that the introduction of VoIP means that voice traffic needs to be treated in the same context as data for security purposes, since it will share a common medium.
"The increased technical complexity of integrating voice and data into one network further increases an organisation's dependence on network availability.
Read more: KPMG: Watch out for VoIP risks
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