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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

VoIP-The Latest In Securing Your Business Conversations

By Graham McKenzie

Data is the life blood of any business and keeping data safe is of vital importance for any business. Data can take many forms including company guidelines and policies along with client information. Protecting this data from hackers and other potential threats is very important to maintain successful business relationships. Any lost data could mean lost customers even to extent of having a business fail entirely due to the lack of security.

As is evident, securing all data is integral to the success of a business. Since computers are almost ubiquitous in the all business today being used on a daily basis to produce and store data, measures must be taken to maintain the security of the data is crucial. These measures could include antivirus, anti-spyware, and malware.

Along with computers, telephones are used to communicate with clients in the business world. Communication via phone must also be protected from malicious types, also. In recent years, VoIP has become more widely adopted across businesses because it provides the ability to improve competencies and increase productivity. VoIP provides a business with the ability to make calls at a lower rate than conventional methods and also provides a wide feature set when compared with a conventional phone. These features can provide businesses with better ways to communicate while not taking as much from operational costs. VoIP gives the users the capabilities to access audio and videoconferencing, text messaging, call waiting, and three-way calling with some of these not being charged. When compared with conventional phones, VoIP can provide great costs savings.

The reason that VoIP can offer these services at a lower cost is because they use the internet where data can be transmitted free of charge. They use the same technology to transfer audio signals.When moving through the internet, audio signals are converted into digital format which provides a much clearer signal than other telephones for long distance calls.

The sound quality is seen to be better than regular telephones, as the sound from the sender is first converted into digital signals over the internet, instead of analog signals in normal telephones. These digital signals can carry additional features of a sound, like the crispness and the clarity of the sound, for a longer distance. This makes the experience on the VoIP phones better than regular phones, when making long distance calls. VoIP is being complemented by the recent advances in wireless technology. The best advance is the Wi-Fi that can help a user make wireless VoIP calls through Wi-Fi phones, instead of hooking up to computer to make and receive the VoIP calls, which can be tiresome.

Wi-Fi also offers a firewall for your phone which further ensures your security. Encryption devices are also available. These options are easily attainable and will reassure you that no one can get access to your private telephone calls.

If you are uncomfortable with using the software, you can opt for encryption devices, which can encrypt your conversations making them secure. Encryption devices that are compatible with your Wi-Fi device can also be found in the market, which can encrypt your Wi-Fi connection itself, preventing unauthorized access. Firewall is another option that you can consider, if you want to further secure your Wi-Fi connection. These are the best and easily available options that can secure your conversations over the Wi-Fi network. Prevention is better than cure. So, look for VoIP Wi-Fi phones that come with all the security and privacy features inbuilt. Though the price of these phones is obviously higher than a normal VoIP Wi-Fi phone, the benefits that come with these phones speak for the money that is spent. As said before, information is the key to success in any business. So, protection of the information must be your priority, to safeguard your business. Be safe. Be secure.

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