You've got to pick a packet or two

摘要

If you leave your door unlocked and an intruder walks off with your stereo, it's pretty much your own fault. And it's exactly the same with voice over IP. "If you don't lock that door, then it's your fault something happened, not the technology's fault," says Elizabeth Ussher, vice-president of technology services with the Meta Group in Stamford, Conn. How do companies lock that door? When making the switch to VoIP, any data security precautions they would normally take would also apply to voice.