The Sky(pe) is falling

Do recent buffer overflows found in popular VoIP service Skype signal an end to Voice over IP? Probably not.

With every new technology come new threats and security risks. With Voice over IP (VoIP), however, the threats and security risks are well known; they're much the same as with the Internet itself. So it didn't surprise me to read last week that a new buffer overflow vulnerability was found within the very popular Skype VoIP service. But what will make or break VoIP will be how this very young industry handles emerging security issues and whether the public eventually puts its trust in the new technology. Judging by the way Skype has handled its recent vulnerabilities, I think the prognosis is good for VoIP in the long run.

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[Simon]

Bandwidth players back on the menu......