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You have underestimated the security requirements of voice over IP systems. VoIP technology offers many usability and efficiency advantages, however stable voice communications is a core requirement of nearly every business operation. If you are responsible for business communications and are considering VoIP technology, you are in trouble. Take some time to review the correct answers to learn more before taking the plunge.
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You may know the basics, but you have missed some important considerations for security in a voice over IP environment. If you are responsible for managing a voice over IP network, you are probably at risk. Take some time to review the correct answers to see just how costly insecure applications can be.
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You hit this one out of the park (or at least into the bleachers). You understand just how important it is to secure voice communications running over an IP network. Chances are you have first hand experience resolving security vulnerabilities and have a good grasp of the impact of IP security on voice systems. Take some time to review all the correct answers to see just how close to perfect you are.
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IT Exam: Voice over IP Security

Businesses deploy Voice over IP (VOIP) services to enable new business applications, lower toll costs and better utilize data network services. With these new capabilities come security exposures that many operations are ill-prepared to address. GTP has been helping clients secure their VoIP and IP Telephony applications for over seven years and shares some of the lessons learned with you in this quiz. Take this quiz to test your own VoIP security IQ.


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1. Voice over IP systems have inherent technology flaws that make them less secure than other networked systems.
  • True
  • False
2. Which security threat category requires the most attention in a VoIP system?
  • Confidentiality
  • Integrity
  • Availability
3. Which VoIP system component is the most important to secure?
  • Voicemail Server
  • Call Management Server
  • Handset Units
  • Network Switches
4. Because VoIP systems are specialized, they have reduced patch and vulnerability management requirements.
  • True
  • False
5. Which technique yields the greatest security in a VoIP environment?
  • Hardening the call management and voicemail servers
  • Encrypting voice calls
  • Segregating voice traffic and management traffic to different networks
  • Disabling the computer port included on many VoIP phones
  • Enabling device authentication for handsets and soft-phones
  • All of the above


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