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Is Security Holding VoIP Back?

Posted by michael on from the users-too-dumb-to-know-about-security dept.

phoneboy writes "Voxilla is running a piece I wrote on security issues present in Voice over IP. While an increasing number of people are ditching their ILEC in favor of using Voice over IP from companies like Vonage, VoicePulse, Packet8, and Broadvox Direct, there are a number of potential security issues to be aware of. Is VoIP secure enough to replace the PSTN as we know it?"

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  1. we already use voip by unclefungus · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    most of the thing the telcos do is VoIP already! the pstn is just for that last mile. once your connection hits the nearest box, it becomes Voip and is shot over the internet to the next nearest box to the other conversationist and back into a soiund singnal. this just gets rid of the middle man. there is no reason to have to have two different connections for what should be the ame thing! The telco are holding back the emergence of voip just like the oil co's were doing for the electric car. Does any one else realize they don't have monopoly on communication any more?