VoIP has revolutionized the concept of communication in the business fraternity and the technology is attractively inexpensive. This is why even small businesses that run on shoestring budgets can afford to have this technology installed. However, the technology is not without any downside. In fact, it comes with a number of VoIP security issues that smaller businesses cannot afford to ignore. We discuss some of these VoIP security issues here. The Danger of Hacking Over the last few years, the numbers of hackers who like to break into VoIP systems has seen a steady increase. This is a major threat for businesses, especially the smaller ones. The VoIP security issues includes unauthorized call barging and recording, getting unauthorized hold of sensitive and confidential information that are discussed during the calls, and phone hijacking for making long duration overseas calls, which are pretty expensive. In order to negate this threat, it is imperative to regularly change the default […]
Collaboration and Its Benefits
We often use the word “Collaboration” when it comes to working with other team members from our organization or another company. Collaboration is the term used to imply people working in a team for a common cause by sharing data, voice and video. In majority of the modern organizations, collaboration signifies the use of server IT tools and technology such as: Voice-based communication including Unified Communication, IP telephony, hardware and software phones, voice mails and Contact Center applications. Video conferencing based communication tools Video streaming Software clients like websites, email, voice and video, data and video, WebEx voice and blog sites However, there are several companies and IT product manufacturers who believe that collaboration can have a larger perimeter that would enable people to collaborate using any device of their choice and from any corner of the earth at any point in time. This implies that collaboration can be made possible on a wide range […]
Thoughts On Cloud Security
Think the Cloud is Not Secure? Well, Think Again Security on the cloud is the most debatable subject and over the last few years some of the myths related to cloud security have been busted. Well, the cloud has been the centre of attraction for hackers, data addicts and spies because of the volume of data they can access. For the hackers, data on the cloud is nothing short of a treasure trove and they would love to go for data pilferage by breaking into various networks across the world. Data Privacy There are naysayers as well as staunch supporters of cloud telephony who have their own valid reasons for trashing or supporting the use of cloud telephony systems by organizations. The biggest argument against the use of cloud telephony is the lack of data privacy that hounds even the biggest providers like Google. Even the big cloud service providers like Google are incapable if […]
Trim Your Telecom Costs with SIP Trunking
Companies reeling under the pressure of huge telephone bills do not realize that there is help in the form of a telecommunication technology – SIP Trunking. In order to survive in the competitive market, companies need to not only have a robust telephone system and data lines but they also have to cater to the unique needs of its mobile workforces. The old communication systems have become obsolete and now people are using VoIP, which can be made even more efficient with the help of SIP. SIP Trunking is popular for its amazing QoS (Quality of Service) and it is a very powerful technology that is both highly scalable and flexible. SIP enables companies to streamline enterprise communication while cutting down the costs as well as resources. SIP or Session Initiation Protocol is the technology that helps to establish SIP Trunk Lines that facilitates concurrent calls to the PSTN line. The trunk lines are similar […]
What Will Be The Growth of VoIP in 2015?
VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, has been experiencing a steady growth over the last few years and will continue this growth trend in 2015. Businesses across the world have come to learn about the immense potential that the new technology holds and this will help VoIP to grow its impact on businesses. Not only businesses but general consumers too have come to realize the advantages like inexpensive or even free calls being offered by VoIP. More and more businesses are switching to the latest VoIP telephone systems and this is not just mere speculation – figures drive home this statement. The recent market information from various trusted sources working in the networking and telecommunication industry have reiterated the fact that the market is experiencing a huge growth. Revenues from multimedia systems have gone up by 50% in the past year and the IP technology market has seen a 3% growth in revenue for average […]