Daily VoIP Links for 2006-06-12
- [Daily Post from my people] VoIP's vulnerability
"We all know that saving money is only one of the many draws of VoIP, but that reduction in cost has made it easier for people to communicate internationally as well as here at home."
"I need to know more about how this hack took place, but it sure sounds like these
gents may have found an exploitable vulnerability in VoIP security."
"I'm not the first to suggest this of course, but I propose that rather than some kind of all-comprehensive telco bill, why don't we start by putting in place a bill that defines some of this language in formal tems. Baby steps."
"We're sorry to report, however, the case which appeared before the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has officially been settled upon, and it's been decided that we'll continue to live under the provisions outlined in the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA)."
"In a world where network hardware is increasingly a commodity, where can Cisco turn for its profits in the future? If today's buyout of two private companies is any sign, Cisco is betting the farm on VoIP."
"The network neutrality debate is about the third segment -- the piece between home and backbone."
"Voice-over-Internet protocol, or VoIP, is changing the way corporate and home-based businesses communicate. In the corporate environment, IP telephony accounted for 8 percent of the business lines installed worldwide in 2004, according to statistics from VoIP provider Avaya. The number is expected to quadruple by 2007."