07 September 2006

As the business world rapidly embraces VoIP (Voice-over-Internet Protocol) technology for its cost savings, little heed is given to the new dangers that are introduced into our telephone networks. 

Ranging from simple denial-of-service attacks, where a company or an individual is prevented from using the telephone, to sophisticated phone number hijackings which can redirect calls to malicious hackers; these new threats will radically alter the way the common telephone is perceived. 

Although Skype, with its millions of users, is the public face of VoIP, the majority of VoIP usage is less consumer-oriented, and much less sexy.