Using VoIP internally is as secure as traditional phone lines, as long as the internal IT infrastructure is secure, So that’s relatively straightforward. The calls are being made within an internal system, and external hackers cannot easily intercept the data.
However when calls are made outside the internal infrastructure, they become more vulnerable. The features which make your Ringover phone system so powerful and versatile also make it attractive to potential hackers and exploiters, who particularly appreciate the way your phone system integrates with so many interesting databases — like your CRM, or your product catalog. This combination of intellectual property and personal data of value to people who want to do bad things with it.
If you do an image search for phone hackers, you’ll probably turn up a load of photos of young guys in hoodies, sitting alone in darkened rooms, while inexplicable reams of bright-green code leap from the screen and illuminate their faces.
A fixed VoIP number is linked to a physical address, such as an individual’s home or work address.
How do they work? Fixed VoIP numbers are assigned by a VoIP service provider with a broadband network linked to the common public switched telephone network (PSTN).
While fixed VoIP numbers are internet-based, they are similar to traditional phone lines in that they require a physical address to be provided in exchange for service.
The reality is both more mundane and more alarming: Data theft is big business, increasingly carried by highly organized and well-funded teams. They operate at state level in some cases, and in others have connections to global organized crime. Top practitioners are actively headhunted and handsomely rewarded, in the perpetual arms race between the bad guys and the agencies who try to stay one step ahead and protect users.
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