Since the late 1990s the communications industry has been migrating from traditional voice systems to IP-based systems that leverage the availability of the global Internet for cheap phone calls. Yet the very nature of the Internet, where machines must make their addresses visible on the net just so that they can communicate, presents a new threat to VoIP based systems.
Telephone systems that incorporate VoIP gateways and are connected to the Internet either directly or through the company’s data network are all vulnerable to these attacks.
With the introduction of the latest generation of voice switches – the Samsung OfficeServ 7000 series – incorporates sophisticated data security features which effectively protect the voice switch from these kinds of attacks. These include:
1. Integrated VPN tunnelling and encryption
2. Pre-configured firewall and packet filtering
3. Intrusion detection and protection
By integrating these security features right into a converged voice switch they can be deployed out of the box to protect the voice solution from unwanted attention. This allows customers to move to VoIP without exposing the system and their network from potential hack attacks.
The integrated firewall filters traffic going through the system so that certain suspect applications will simply be dropped before they can get through to the protected voice components. Remote sites can also be linked using the integrated VPN tunnelling and encryption capabilities of the system so that IP addresses can be disguised in such a way that hackers cannot determine IP addresses.
Voice is a mission-critical application which cannot be interrupted or delayed in its transmission and security failures can be extremely expensive as a result. Samsung’s new 7000 Series all-in-one business communications system treats voice with the respect it deserves. The result – company’s wishing to move VoIP can now do so safely!
For more information on the Samsung 7000 series call Entropie today on 0845 330 5539
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