Is VoIP too secure?

	Security information and event management tools require 'fine tuning,' user says | Smartphones, devices spark IT security "mobile melee"
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	Is VoIP too secure? It's hard to imagine, but roughly 10 years ago as VoIP was being rolled out corporate networkers were quite concerned about the security of VoIP. As we faced a move from voice going over a traditional (and, by the way, unencrypted) network, there was concern that VoIP would be much too easy to eavesdrop on - especially if it traversed the Internet. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Citrix XenServer Download Free XenServer XenServer is the only enterprise-ready, cloud-proven virtualization platform you don't have to pay for. With live migration, centralized multi-server management, and shared storage support, you can't afford not to try it! Click to continue In this Issue Security information and event management tools require 'fine tuning,' user says Smartphones, devices spark IT security "mobile melee" Can data stored on an SSD be secured? 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Read More Smartphones, devices spark IT security "mobile melee" While devices such as the iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Android are in most cases welcomed into the corporate world, there's uncertainty about how to fit them into enterprise IT security practices that have been concerned so long by Microsoft Windows. Read More Can data stored on an SSD be secured? Following a recent report that data on most SSDs is very difficult to completely erase, researchers and analysts say there are really only two methods to ensure sensitive data is secure once you're finished using your SSD. Read More WEBCAST: Palo Alto Networks Choosing Enterprise Firewall for 2011 & Beyond Firewalls are evolving. Application visibility and control has made its way to the forefront of the requirements list for enterprise firewalls. We are dedicating this episode of 60 Minutes with Nir Zuk to the more practical considerations around choosing an enterprise firewall. Learn more! Security hole identified in IE 9 Identity Finder CEO says Microsoft browser lacks a password for passwordsThe head of a computer security company is troubled by what he sees as a glaring security hole in Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9. Todd Feinman, CEO of Identity Finder, says IE 9 needs a master password that protects all other passwords an IE9 user would have stored in the browser. Mozilla Firefox has a "master password," but Internet Explorer doesn't. Read More HIPAA privacy actions seen as warning Two separate enforcement actions taken this week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for HIPAA privacy violations should serve as a warning to all health care entities, say privacy analysts. Read More FBI: Internet crime high; types of misdeeds changing The FBI's 10th annual Internet crime report finds that complaints an money losses are at an almost all-time high with non-delivery of payment or merchandise, scams impersonating the FBI and identity theft leading to top 10 online complaint parade. The report, which is issued through the FBI's partner, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) found that in 2010, IC3 received 303,809 complaints of Internet crime, the second-highest total in IC3's 10-year history. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP End the Communications Disconnect The technology inefficiencies created by having multiple communications tools are a significant challenge for workers trying to collaborate better. Unified Communications (UC) is a method to meet this challenge. In this paper, Yankee Group examines UC business drivers, current deployment challenges and makes recommendations on vendor selection. 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