Security pros give VoIP the brush-off
Delegates at Infosec gave a resounding dismissal to a motion supporting VoIP deployment. The debate, “this house believes that the business advantages of VoIP outweigh the security concerns” ended in a fairly unanimous thumbs down, which implied security professionals don’t think the technology is ready for big money corporate rollouts.
The proposers of the motion, a pair of technology consultants, said the cost benefits from switching to VoIP were great enough to make tackling the vulnerabilities head-on worthwhile. The sandwich technicians of Pret A Manger are saving themselves £10,000 per month on their communications spend having made the leap, they said.
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