| Computer Phone (VoIP) Pathology is | | | | data packets to travel across the Internet, |
| Preventable | | | | which is why most require a minimum high |
| | | | speed Internet connection in order to |
| | | | function without corrupting the quality of |
| | | | the voice. |
| You are in the telescopic cross hairs of | | | | |
| unprincipled hackers if you own a computer or | | | | Although in the minority, a few VoIP computer |
| communicate using one of the 90% of VoIP | | | | phone providers, some of which are reputable, |
| (computer phone) services operating on unsafe | | | | require a minimum of less than 10 kps |
| and un-secure lines. | | | | (kilobytes per second) of bandwidth |
| | | | (information carrying capacity), which is why |
| John Ashcroft, Attorney General, in remarks | | | | their services can be used with dial-up |
| at the High Technology Crime Investigation | | | | connections or high speed (e.g., cable), |
| Association 2004 International Training | | | | satellite, and wireless connections. |
| Conference held on September 13, 2004 stated, | | | | |
| We have seen worms and viruses | | | | Use of publicly open and interpretable |
| attackdisrupting basic servicesAnd with the | | | | industry standards |
| increased use of the Internet and especially | | | | |
| peer-to-peer networking, we have seen | | | | Over 90% of VoIP computer phone services |
| malicious code spread more quickly and infect | | | | operate using industry standard codec |
| more personal computers than ever before. | | | | (encryption codes) and industry standard |
| The cost of these worms, viruses, and | | | | protocols. |
| denial-of-service attacksreaches into the | | | | |
| billions of dollars. | | | | Computers are assigned a different numeric |
| | | | Internet Protocol (IP) address while on line, |
| In an article written by Daniel A. Morris, | | | | which is analogous to mail where you would |
| Assistant US Attorney, Computer and | | | | have an identity location with your street |
| Telecommunications Coordinator with the | | | | number, city, state and zip code. |
| District of Nebraska stated in Tracking a | | | | |
| Computer Hacker, that the The modern thief | | | | Relative to a protocol, the IP (Internet |
| can steal more with a computer than with a | | | | Protocol) address is a number that identifies |
| gun. Tomorrows terrorist may be able to do | | | | the user and their computer. Industry |
| more damage with a keyboard than with a bomb. | | | | standard codec and industry standard |
| | | | protocols are open and interpretable to the |
| Ralph Echemendia, head of Intense School | | | | public. Unscrupulous hackers frequently |
| which trains executives regarding network | | | | launch their attacks against VoIP (Voice over |
| security risks, stated that Telecom providers | | | | Internet Protocol) services that operate on |
| are one of the main targets for malicious | | | | these publicly open and interpretable |
| attackers because they control communications | | | | standards. |
| for everybody. | | | | |
| | | | P2P and IM Services |
| The community of unscrupulous hackers has | | | | |
| taken direct aim at communication on the | | | | Peer-to-peer services, as well as over 90% of |
| Internet, as they can easily access your | | | | all VoIP computer phone services, operate on |
| computer, deploy viruses and worms, or access | | | | industry standard codec and industry standard |
| your confidential and personal information. | | | | protocols. In other words, their lines are |
| | | | unsafe and not secure. |
| How is this possible? | | | | |
| | | | IM services also create targeted |
| It is fairly simple. First, you should be | | | | vulnerability to vicious hacker attacks by a |
| aware that email services operate off of | | | | simple monitoring program made available that |
| email servers, and web services operate off | | | | enables electronic eavesdropping. |
| of web servers. Both email servers and web | | | | Information can be interjected into the data |
| servers are built for data and not for voice. | | | | packets without detection, or hijacked and |
| | | | sold to other criminal entities. |
| Because VoIP has voice, it requires a system | | | | |
| that will convert the voice into data packets | | | | The above information is an excerpt taken |
| to travel across the Internet, and then | | | | from an in-depth and exclusive Report |
| convert back to voice at destination. | | | | entitled Why Hackers Love Computer Phones A |
| However, VoIP should not be considered just | | | | Shocking Report You Must Read! by Dee Scrip |
| another application residing on a data | | | | available only at |
| network, as it necessitates a real time | | | | |
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| (e.g., quality of sound). | | | | |
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| The majority of VoIP computer phones require | | | | modify the content and include our resource |
| a minimum of 20 kps (kilobytes per second) of | | | | box as listed above. |
| bandwidth (information carrying capacity) for | | | | |