Will Low Cost VoIP Cost an Arm & a Leg in the Long Run?

[Harry Emerson]

Melissa Hathaway, acting senior director of cyber-security for the National Security and Homeland Security Councils, noted that "Scores of legal issues emerged during this review [annual 2009 RSA Conference in San Francisco, April, 09], such as the aggregation of authorities, data sharing with third parties within the federal government and liability protections for the private sector..." We believe this is only the beginning, with insurance, accounting and legal issues waiting in the wings to challenge every security aspect of the growing trend towards universal use of inexpensive but highly vulnerable Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications systems.