Research Group Pushes to Ban Skype

cowmix writes "Hot on the heals of Skype being purchased by Ebay, a research group called Info-Tech just put out a recommendation to its customers that all corporations should ban the use of Skype on their networks. The reports sites a laundry list of issues it feels plagues Skype, most of which will have a familiar ring (ie the normal anti-IM and P2P talking points). Will this cool Skype's rapid progress into the business arena?"

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Half-truths

[Anonymous Coward]

Skype is not standards-compliant true

allowing it and any vulnerability to pass through corporate firewalls. false - true of any software

Skype's encryption is closed source and prone to man-in-the-middle attacks. true - one has no cyptographic assurance that there is no MITM with Skype

Enterprises using Skype risk a communication barrier with countries and institutions that have already banned the service. false

Skype is undetectable, untraceable, and unauditable, putting organizations that are subject to compliance laws at risk. FUD

The question of whether VoIP calls constitute a business record is a legal quagmire. Throwing Skype into the communications mix further clouds the issue.

false - lots of businesses use VoIP

Re:Not if

[Gentlewhisper]

Not to sound like a troll, but who the hell is this Info-Tech group?

Likewise we have groups like "The Yankee Group" and what have you endorsing cheesy TCO studies for Windows and stuff.

So the dog has spoken, at the end of the day the question remains, who the hell fracking cares?