"To secure VoIP, businesses need to move away from traditional, point solutions, and evolve towards security platforms to realize the efficiencies of converged networks," says Victoria Fodale, In-Stat analyst. "Business decision-makers will need to evolve towards a unified security approach that works for converged networks and devices."
Recent research by In-Stat found the following:
- Although over 40% of the respondents to an In-Stat survey did not have specific plans for securing VoIP deployments, the majority did have budgets in place to do so.
- When asked to rate their knowledge of VoIP security, most of the respondents characterized themselves as "somewhat knowledgeable," the lowest rating provided on the survey.
- In larger businesses, voice and data have traditionally been managed in separate organizations, with their own devices and network infrastructures. As VoIP enters the network, these historical silos are disintegrating.