Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Softphones versus Hard Phones for VoIP



Softphone versus Hard Phone for VoIPWhich Call Device Will You Use in the Office?

After one signs up for VoIP, they are confronted with a decision: Softphone or hard phone.
Despite the fact hard phone sales grow steadily each year, users should
acknowledge how quickly softphones have become a workplace favourite.
In fact, businesses that employ VoIP commonly end up with mixed
environments because both call devices come with unique perks. As a
result, many manufactures now produce hybrid models.



Softphones versus Hard Phones for VoIP

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

US Banks Experience a Vishing Crisis

US Banks Experience a Vishing Crisis

Vishing VoIP PhishingDamages and Losses Caused by Vishing

PhishLabs, a cybercrime intelligence firm, recently investigated dozens of vishing attacks towards midsized US banks, occurring between October 2013 and April 2014. Vishing, otherwise known as VoIP phishing, is a form of fraud in which an attacker poses as a credible source to draw confidential or sensitive information from an individual over the phone. To learn more about this behaviour, visit our previous post, “Learn to Recognize and Prevent Vishing.”