Da-Chief
03-30-2008, 07:52
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At the end of 2007, analysts and journalists made their predictions about all things tech in 2008. Among those predictions were numerous warnings that VoIP security risks were going to be high this year. Businesses were forewarned to start protecting their VoIP systems from hackers and they took those warnings seriously for all of about five minutes. Despite being told that they should test their VoIP systems now to avoid security problems down the line, research indicates (http://www.voip-news.com/feature/companies-voip-security-precautions-032808/) that most businesses aren t doing anything to make sure that their VoIP systems are secure.
Large companies (with 1000+ employees) seem to have taken the most precautionary measures; around 15% of them have tested out their VoIP systems. That s about twice as many as smaller businesses who may not want to invest the money in testing out their systems until VoIP threats become more imminent. Of course, lots of gloomy predictions (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/90582) were made about technologies in 2008 and few have come to pass as we wrap up the first quarter of the year. Nevertheless experts remind business owners that risk-management is usually a far better approach to business than waiting to deal with the consequences is.
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At the end of 2007, analysts and journalists made their predictions about all things tech in 2008. Among those predictions were numerous warnings that VoIP security risks were going to be high this year. Businesses were forewarned to start protecting their VoIP systems from hackers and they took those warnings seriously for all of about five minutes. Despite being told that they should test their VoIP systems now to avoid security problems down the line, research indicates (http://www.voip-news.com/feature/companies-voip-security-precautions-032808/) that most businesses aren t doing anything to make sure that their VoIP systems are secure.
Large companies (with 1000+ employees) seem to have taken the most precautionary measures; around 15% of them have tested out their VoIP systems. That s about twice as many as smaller businesses who may not want to invest the money in testing out their systems until VoIP threats become more imminent. Of course, lots of gloomy predictions (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/90582) were made about technologies in 2008 and few have come to pass as we wrap up the first quarter of the year. Nevertheless experts remind business owners that risk-management is usually a far better approach to business than waiting to deal with the consequences is.
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