In-Stat Survey Finds US Businesses Lagging in Securing VoIP

 
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Although VoIP may be on its way to widespread adoption, research indicates that many US businesses haven’t yet taken steps to increase security for VoIP systems, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). As businesses extend their IP telephony deployments to locations beyond the LAN, securing the VoIP infrastructure will become increasingly important, the high-tech market research firm says.
 
“According to an In-Stat survey of US businesses, no mechanisms for securing VoIP had more than 50% penetration across all sizes of business,” says Victoria Fodale, In-Stat analyst. “Proactive measures, including periodic security audits and pre-deployment assessments had low percentages of penetration too, even among the larger organizations.”
 
Recent research by In-Stat found the following:
 
    * Over 80% of survey respondents have deployed some type of VoIP solution in their companies.
    * Between 2007 and 2010, 168 million IP PBX lines will be shipped into the business premises.
    * Usage of collaboration and conferencing products that leverage VoIP is increasing.
 
The research, “US Businesses Lag In Securing VoIP” (#IN0804266CT), covers the US business market for VoIP. This research provides VoIP equipment shipment information and end-user survey data including:
 
    * Traditional and IP PBX line shipment forecast, 2006–2011.
    * IP Phone forecast by phone type, 2006–2011.
    * Data from a survey of 299 IT professionals about their security plans for VoIP technology.
 
For more information on this research or to purchase it online, please visit: http://www.instat.com/catalog/ecatalogue.asp?id=18, or contact a sales representative: http://www.instat.com/sales.asp
 
The price is $2,995 (US).
 
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