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Security Problems Come Along With VoIP
Chris Crum
Staff Writer
2005-09-08
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Market research firm In-Stat has put together a report that explains potential security problems involved with VoIP, which is growing in popularity.
"Traditional firewall technologies can complicate several aspects of VoIP, most notably dynamic port trafficking and Network Address Translation (NAT) transversal," says Victoria Fodale, In-Stat analyst.
"Security product vendors are adding functions that address voice applications in their products, but, as history has shown, security typically lags behind advances in technology," added Fodale.
According to In-Stat, over 75% of companies that use VoIP have plans to replace their security appliances within a year, and as a result, the security appliance market will continue to see strong growth. In-Stat predicts that it will reach $7 billion by 2009.
In-Stat is charging $2,995 for the report, which includes trend-revealing survey results, but the firm was nice enough to give a few facts from it in a press release:
Larger, mid-sized companies (500-999) show a higher percentage of concerns about VoIP security than companies of other sizes.
Budgets allocated for new security appliances are significantly higher in companies that have already implemented VoIP.
Reliability is by far the most important criteria for the purchase of new security appliance products by businesses.
About the Author:
Chris Crum is a staff writer for SecurityProNews and WebProNews.
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