Computer Phone (VoIP) Pathology is Preventable

Computer Phone (VoIP) Pathology is Preventablebandwidth (information carrying capacity) for data
packets to travel across the Internet, which is why
You are in the telescopic cross hairs of unprincipledmost require a minimum high speed Internet
hackers if you own a computer or communicateconnection in order to function without corrupting the
using one of the 90% of VoIP (computer phone)quality of the voice.
services operating on unsafe and un-secure lines.Although in the minority, a few VoIP computer phone
John Ashcroft, Attorney General, in remarks at theproviders, some of which are reputable, require a
High Technology Crime Investigation Association 2004minimum of less than 10 kps (kilobytes per second)
International Training Conference held on Septemberof bandwidth (information carrying capacity), which is
13, 2004 stated, We have seen worms and viruseswhy their services can be used with dial-up
attackdisrupting basic servicesAnd with the increasedconnections or high speed (e.g., cable), satellite, and
use of the Internet and especially peer-to-peerwireless connections.
networking, we have seen malicious code spreadUse of publicly open and interpretable industry
more quickly and infect more personal computersstandards
than ever before. The cost of these worms, viruses,Over 90% of VoIP computer phone services
and denial-of-service attacksreaches into the billionsoperate using industry standard codec (encryption
of dollars.codes) and industry standard protocols.
In an article written by Daniel A. Morris, Assistant USComputers are assigned a different numeric Internet
Attorney, Computer and TelecommunicationsProtocol (IP) address while on line, which is analogous
Coordinator with the District of Nebraska stated into mail where you would have an identity location
Tracking a Computer Hacker, that the The modernwith your street number, city, state and zip code.
thief can steal more with a computer than with aRelative to a protocol, the IP (Internet Protocol)
gun. Tomorrows terrorist may be able to do moreaddress is a number that identifies the user and their
damage with a keyboard than with a bomb.computer. Industry standard codec and industry
Ralph Echemendia, head of Intense School whichstandard protocols are open and interpretable to the
trains executives regarding network security risks,public. Unscrupulous hackers frequently launch their
stated that Telecom providers are one of the mainattacks against VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)
targets for malicious attackers because they controlservices that operate on these publicly open and
communications for everybody.interpretable standards.
The community of unscrupulous hackers has takenP2P and IM Services
direct aim at communication on the Internet, as theyPeer-to-peer services, as well as over 90% of all
can easily access your computer, deploy viruses andVoIP computer phone services, operate on industry
worms, or access your confidential and personalstandard codec and industry standard protocols. In
information.other words, their lines are unsafe and not secure.
How is this possible?IM services also create targeted vulnerability to
It is fairly simple. First, you should be aware thatvicious hacker attacks by a simple monitoring
email services operate off of email servers, and webprogram made available that enables electronic
services operate off of web servers. Both emaileavesdropping. Information can be interjected into
servers and web servers are built for data and notthe data packets without detection, or hijacked and
for voice.sold to other criminal entities.
Because VoIP has voice, it requires a system that willThe above information is an excerpt taken from an
convert the voice into data packets to travel acrossin-depth and exclusive Report entitled Why Hackers
the Internet, and then convert back to voice atLove Computer Phones A Shocking Report You Must
destination. However, VoIP should not be consideredRead! by Dee Scrip available only at
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The majority of VoIP computer phones require aresource box as listed above.
minimum of 20 kps (kilobytes per second) of