VoIP: How safe is Internet telephony?
VoIP (Voice over IP) is not really more secure or less secure than regular telephony. There is VoIP devices to act similar to computers in a network are also vulnerable.
- A phone call via VoIP is generally protected, but not secure against eavesdropping. The technology behind VoIP is not unsafe, however, there are exploitable gaps.
- Especially in the case of open wireless networks or networks with many other users, you should be careful. Here it is to listen for the novice Hacker with the right Software, your phone calls.
- Make sure that VoIP is always that the Software used or the Router is encrypted and the phone call will be sufficient. You can find further information in the next paragraph.
Secure VoIP Phone
VoIP: how to protect yourself from hackers
- You can use VoIP with your home phone, your Router, a secure password. Also your Wi-Fi network, you should protect it with a secure password.
- You can use VoIP calls through Software on a PC or with Smartphone Apps, there are also "good" and "bad" services. The least provider make the effort to provide the calls enough with an end-to-end encryption to.
Skype: provider for VoIP telephony
In the next practical tip we show you how you can VoIP make sure.
