Telephone System and

Voicemail System Vulnerabilities

THE most used business technology.

Your phone room, or hacker haven?

Many access points.

Even the simplest methods work.

Computer networks are not the only systems being compromised.

Your telephone system and voicemail system are also the targets of hackers.

Why? - Here are some reasons...

Information theft

Interception of  information from voicemail boxes

Remote access to phone extensions

Service observations

Financial gain

Theft of service- placing phone calls on company lines via remote access (DISA)

Force dialing to 900 numbers or overseas charge-back numbers

Bypassing account codes

Disguising personal phone usage

Harassment

Defacing voicemail greetings

Leaving harassing or threatening messages

Voicemail manipulation, forwarding of private messages

Thrills

The excitement of facing a technological adversary

We can help inspect your systems and operations to discover vulnerabilities as well as provide recommendations and steps to help protect your systems from attack. If you have already had problems we can help to evaluate events and uncover the source.

There are numerous telephone and voicemail systems in operation today, and unlike computer systems, there are few standards. We have been trained in a number systems but we are happy to work with your own telecom personnel, telecom vendor, or other manufacturer representatives as needs may dictate.