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Mitigating VoIP vulnerability

Independent disaster recovery expert Paul Kirvan outlines common VoIP vulnerabilities and offers advice on how to mitigate them in this Expert Answer.

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The following table lists examples of frequent VoIP system vulnerabilities, with recommended actions to address them.

VoIP vulnerabilities and recommended mitigation

This was last published in September 2013

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