Focus On: VOIP

Telephone reps love the new systems that combine computers with telephones. ISPs are hard at work convincing customers to disconnect their Old World telephone lines in favor of sophisticated combinations of voice and data. Phone companies are pushing their phone experience as proof that they're equally capable at protecting your data. And above all, everybody has the perfect bundle for *you.* No matter which pitch you swallow, Email Battles shows you the one line in the sand that you must not cross.

Headlines showcasing holes in Cisco VOIP products remind us that bigger isn't always better. This is especially true of those charged with protecting network borders. A peek at SANS' Q1 2005 list of antivirus folk caught in compromising positions serves as Exhibit A: License Manager Buffer Overflows: Computer Associates DNS Cache Poisoning Vulnerability: Symantec Gateway Security 5400 Series vs 2.x Symantec Gateway Security 5300 Series vs 1.0 Symantec Enterprise Firewall vs 7.0.x (Windows) Symantec Enterprise Firewall vs 7.0.x (Solaris) Symantec Enterprise Firewall vs 8.0 (Windows) Symantec Enterprise Firewall vs 8.0 (Solaris) Symantec VelociRaptor Model 1100 vs 1.5 Symantec VelociRaptor Model 1200 vs 1.5 Symantec VelociRaptor Model 1300 vs 1.5 Multiple Antivirus Products Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities F-Secure McAfee Symantec Trend Micro See ...