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