Gartner: Firms must act now to fight Skype security threat
I get a lot of news items from different sources and follow a lot of web sites pertaining to security issues in addition to all the VoIP and unified communications topics of interest. This was of particular interest because it appears that in addition to widespread concern about Skype security in corporate networks, Gartner has come out posing Skye as a security threat.
May 30, VNUNet — Gartner: Firms must act now to fight Skype security threat. Companies should "act now" to combat the growing security threat posed by Skype and other voice over IP telephony services, industry experts warned Tuesday, May 30. Analyst firm Gartner said that the latest vulnerability in the Skype for Windows client highlights the risk of using the application in enterprises. Lawrence Orans, a research director at Gartner, warned that, because the Skype client is a free download, most businesses have no idea how many Skype clients are installed on their systems nor how much Skype traffic passes through their networks. According to Gartner, businesses must assess the risks of using Skype for enterprise telephony and "take appropriate action."
Referenced Skype vulnerability: http://www.skype.com/security/skype?sb?2006?001.html
Source: http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2157124/firms?act?fight?sk ype?security
Technorati Tags: Skype, Gartner, Infosec, VoIPSec, VoIP Security
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