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Dial 'D' for DoS; VoIP's hidden security threat |
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Source: SCMagazine - Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas
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Communication technology experts have released a report highlighting inherent security issues with VoIP applications such as Skype and Vonage that could give online criminals an opportunity to operate undetected.
The Communications Research Network (CRN), an organization of industry experts and academics funded by a joint venture between Cambridge University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, believes that VoIP applications could provide excellent cover for launching denial of service (DoS) attacks because VoIP runs continuous media over IP packets.
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