Over-hyped security threats have made companies unnecessarily hesitant to roll out new technologies, such as Internet telephony and wireless networks, a research firm said Wednesday.
With Internet protocol, or IP, telephony, the system can be secured with very similar methods used in securing a data-only environment. IP telephony eavesdropping is the most over-hyped threat, since the attacker would have to be inside the company and on its local area network, Gartner analyst said during the firm's IT Security Summit in Washington, D.C.
"Enterprises that diligently use security best practices to protect their IP telephony servers should not let these threats derail their plans," Gartner analyst Lawrence Orans said in a statement. "For these enterprises, the benefits of IP telephony far outweigh any security risks."
On the use of wireless Internet access through Wi-Fi, Gartner said enterprise can equip and educate mobile workers with the tools and knowledge to mitigate the threats and increase productivity via hot spot usage.
Employee also can use client-based software, such as from AirDefense, AirMagnet and T-Mobile's Connection Manager, to validate the access point's identity and thereby reduce the risk of connecting to a hacker's access point.
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