• DocumentCode
    3288351
  • Title

    Security in the New Era of Telecommunication: Threats, Risks and Controls of VoIP

  • Author

    Garuba, Moses ; Li, Jiang ; Yi, Zhenqiang

  • Author_Institution
    Howard Univ., Washington
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    7-9 April 2008
  • Firstpage
    587
  • Lastpage
    591
  • Abstract
    The advent and advance of the Voice over Internet Protocol technology (VoIP) have the potential to greatly change the outlook of telecommunication. However, as a relatively new technology, VoIP is still facing various security dilemmas, both technical and social. In this research, major threats and vulnerabilities that exist in VoIP technology will be presented. Also, some of the security controls, policies and sound practices that should be implemented in the enterprise VOIP system will be discussed.
  • Keywords
    Internet telephony; risk analysis; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication security; VoIP controls; VoIP risks; VoIP technology vulnerabilities; VoIP threats; telecommunication security; voice over Internet Protocol; Communication networks; Computer crime; Computer networks; Control systems; IP networks; Information security; Information technology; Internet telephony; Speech; Telecommunication control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information Technology: New Generations, 2008. ITNG 2008. Fifth International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Las Vegas, NV
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-3099-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ITNG.2008.222
  • Filename
    4492544