New technologies increase security needs

Newer technologies like Voice over IP (VoIP) and instant messaging can raise the risk factor for enterprise systems very fast, and some question whether security can keep up. And that's not just a minority opinion: according to a recent survey by Infosecurity Europe, 93 percent of companies believe that instant messaging and IP use is moving faster than the security necessary to contain them. Because IM allows encrypted data, it could be an undetectable source of data leakage, and VoIP has similar security issues regarding encrypted traffic. It is critical for the information security industry to stay on top of the situation and communicate with policy makers to keep threats at bay.

Read more about the security threats posed by IM and VoIP:
- read the article at Computing