[asterisk-biz] NuFone comes through

[Steve Totaro]

I would like to see you "tap into" my T3.

Harry McGregor wrote:
> Hi,
>
> For some reason, everyone freaks out when something touches TCP/IP or
> the internet.
>
> PSTN is not tamper proof, it's very easy to add a tap to almost anyone's
> house.
>
> I dealt with a credit card company recently (HSBC) that when you sign up
> for web access to your account (with SSN, billing zip, and card number),
> they insist on mailing you two letters, one with a temporary username,
> and another with a temporary password, to your billing address.
>
> If you called the number on the back of the card, you could get balance
> info, purchase info, etc, all from the automated voice system.  All you
> needed was the card number, and the billing zip code.  No last 4 of the
> ssn, nothing.  They want to look like they are being secure for
> "internet" banking, but good old bank by phone, well no one really cares
> about that.
>
> I would far prefer encrypted VoIP, or VoIP on a dedicated Vlan over
> copper interconnects that are easily tapped within a building.
>
> VoIP telco connects I still not sure about, but even that, if encrypted,
> I can't see it as being any less secure than PSTN connectivity.
>
>                                               Harry
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> Mike Hammett wrote:
>   
>> Well, does HIPPA go into how Verizon, AT&T, Embarq, mom&pop, etc.
>> run\operate their telco?  If your client is passing off to a telephone
>> provider, does it matter what happens from there?
>>
>>
>> ----
>> Mike Hammett
>> Intelligent Computing Solutions
>> http://www.ics-il.com
>>     
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