Sipera targets VoIP toll fraud

Sipera Systems is highlighting the need for VoIP and UC security architectures, as it said its security experts have identified an increase in costly VoIP toll fraud that affects both service providers and enterprises. When gaps are present in VoIP security architecture, unauthorized users can gain access to the network through vulnerabilities and make expensive toll calls without the company's knowledge, according to Sipera. These security breeches can cost thousands of dollars, and often are not identified until the end of monthly billing cycles.

Sipera identified three common vulnerabilities that lead to toll fraud including: telecom connectivity vulnerabilities, often due to network configuration issues; application-level vulnerabilities, which affect application servers and voicemail systems through the exploitation of weak passwords and authentication schemes; and end-point vulnerabilities that exploit unprotected user devices.

Naturally, Sipera offers products to protect against such intrusions.

For more:
- see the Sipera release here

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