One reason VoIP networks are not quite as secure as they could be is because the people who use them don't secure them. That was the crux of a survey conducted by the National Computing Centre in Manchester, England.
The survey of 190 organizations found that only 15 percent had implemented any sort of VoIP security. Around 40 percent had only partially secured WiFi networks; 25 percent said formal security training for end users was "not relevant" or "not considered."
Around 60 percent of respondents had an IT security staff of some sort; but security itself accounted for only 3.3 percent of total IT spending. Not surprisingly, the financial sector reported the highest per capita spending on security.
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- The NCC summary of its survey is here [1]
Related Article
VoIP security straight talk Report [2]
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercewireless.com/press-releases/independent-it-survey-shows-security-wifi-networks-voip-and-usb-devices-still-be-addr
[2] http://www.fiercevoip.com/story/voip-security-straight-talk/2007-08-27?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss