VoIP Security Threats Put Financial Institutions at Risk

According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) Financial Institution Letters, financial institutions need to take into account the security risks associated with voice over Internet protocol (VoIP). The FDIC provides the following guidance to protect financial institutions from VoIP security threats:

"VoIP is susceptible to the same security risks as data networks if security policies and configurations are inadequate. The risks associated with VoIP should be evaluated as part of a financial institution's periodic risk assessment, with status reports submitted to the board of directors as mandated by section 501(b) of the Gramm-Leach--Bliley Act (GLBA). Any identified weaknesses should be corrected during the normal course of business."

Financial institutions and other enteprises that don't take precautions to secure their telephone networks expose themselves to potentially enormous telephone bills, plus their system can be rendered unusable by hackers. Anthony Plewes' BusinessMOBILIE Asia article, "VoIP threats to watch out for" states that in addition to attacks focused on VoIP networks, VoIP "will also be affected by all the attacks that cripple data networks, even if they are not deliberately targeting voice over IP."

By deploying a full featured call accounting system enterprises can protect their VoIP, wired, and wireless networks from attack and gain real-time access to all call detail records regardless of where they originate from. Unsecured telephone networks are prime hacker targets and companies often do not know that their networks have been compromised until they receive a large telephone bill listing numerous unauthorized calls. Since today's call accounting systems can provide immediate alerts to suspicious call activity, enterprises can take proactive steps against attacks. The cost of deploying a call accounting system can be more than justified by the security it provides. Companies that depend on today's feature rich call accounting software systems can enjoy peace of mind and free up their IT staff for other critical tasks.

Samsung D Series – Defining Graceful Communication

"Ignorance is bliss," they said. Not in the case of mobile phones I say. A mere glance at a mobile phone would not be enough to tell a tale. It sure does induce curiosity in us though, and this curiosity would definitely get no cat killed. Mobile phones are those chapters of a subject, the ignorance of which would prove costly in a lot of ways. Putting it mildly, you need to be abreast with the latest mobile phones and the kind of technology that they are implementing to filter out your ideal phone among a horde of these ever increasing gadgets.

The present day is witnessing an exhibition of rapidly increasing technologically sound mobile phones. In this rat race for a firm foothold in the industry, mobile phone manufacturers are putting their optimum efforts to bring out innovative phones everyday. Mobile phone manufacturer Samsung is one of the prominent contenders in this rat race, and it has made a great impact in the market with a strew of popular mobile phones for the new generation. The introduction of the D series range of mobile phones by the South Korean manufacturer comes as their answer to various utility enriched phones in the market today. Some of the mobile phones in the D series family are the Samsung D800, the Samsung D840, and the Samsung D900. These phones are equipped with the latest and the smartest features that are prevalent today to provide users with an awesome mobile phone experience. These value addition Samsung phones have their own unique specialities, which sets them apart from the rest. Fitted with attractive features like high end digital cameras, music players supporting several formats, high speed connectivity tools, and video recorders, the D series mobile phones come as a winning move by the phone manufacturer.