Title :
Security and Risk Challenges of Voice over IP Telephony
Author :
Ekekwe, Ndubuisi ; Maduka, Aham
Author_Institution :
Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore
Abstract :
Advancements in the information and communication technology (ICT) have given rise to high speed communicating networks with revolutionary impacts on the global trade and commerce. They have created a new Internet which has evolved with many business and personal tools. Among these tools is the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony that enables the transfer of voice calls via the Internet instead of the local telephone company. As customary with many new information technologies, VoIP brings new opportunities with risks and security challenges. This paper discusses these challenges with the techniques to manage them.
Keywords :
Internet telephony; telecommunication security; Internet; high speed communicating networks; information communication technology; local telephone company; security-risk challenges; voice calls; voice over IP telephony; Business; Communications technology; Companies; Computer networks; Computer security; Costs; Information security; Internet telephony; Usability; Web and internet services;
Conference_Titel :
Technology and Society, 2007. ISTAS 2007. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0587-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0587-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISTAS.2007.4362213
