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VoIP penetration testing- definition of this innovative testing

Nowadays the voice and data has combined to form a new and single network. It is very important for developing your present company. But this combination of voice and data has also made an easy way for the hackers to enter on your computer system and hack it. So it leads people to think of inventing a new security system or test to protect hacking. VoIP that is voice over internet protocol can be used as the best way to enhance your business. But you should also remember that the VoIP is like a big open window or entrance for the hackers to your business.
VoIP penetration system was invented to protect that kind of hacking. The main goal of the VoIP penetration testing is to find out the open window or entrance and make it restricted or closed for the hackers. Actually the transmission technologies are scanned and tested carefully to find the possible places of the entrance. Most of the companies and industries believe that the IP phones or related software have built in strong security system so they can allow them without any hesitation and also they don’t need to enhance the security system.
VoIP system can be a great hassle if you don’t take any kind of security measures before. One of the most common and popular way of the hackers to enter your system is the telephone call. Mainly the insufficient security systems are responsible to attract the hackers to enter your server by using the transmission technology of your system. The hackers also steal the phone calls and can easily enter the server.

When Manipulation is the Goal
VoIP penetration system is nothing but manipulating the VoIP system. VoIP penetration tests all the entries made from WAN or LAN. Then they try to enter or try to access the VoIP infrastructure. In other words the security experts of VoIP penetration testing try to penetrate in both the VoIP system and try to watch how deep it is possible by the hackers to enter the serer of the company computer.

There are two different ways of VoIP testing. One is small and another is one step in the large security testing program. Actually the broad testing is effective than the smaller one. The password weakness can be tested for the VoIP system.

The VoIP penetration testing can be performed by the ethical hackers who will try to access to some of the major things of your system. They are described below –

* Try to remotely access data network using VoIP technologies
* Find the vulnerabilities in system design which enables unauthorized access into system
* Protection control of each network layer is tested
* Test distant IP phone positions
* Check the ability to save IP address from remote location in VoIP system
* Try to go gain the access to the main server
* Look for ways for hackers to influence system at any point like Ethernet and cabling connections
* Allowing sniffer software to collect protocols
* Traffic shifting should be checked
* The ability of collecting the VoIP data should be tested
* Firewall testing between voice and data should be done properly
* Test the wireless network technology
* Testing of imposition detection elusion capabilities

Vulnerabilities on all levels
As VoIP technology is relatively new and the design of security controls is also not in the state of art technology. The vulnerability in the voice and data service represents the weakness of the prime server. VoIP hacking has not started occurring regularly because the hackers has just moved their attention to this easiest way to attack your company system.
It is simply becoming hard to test the applications and infrastructures of the modern system because of the cleverness of hackers and complexity of modern system. A hacker is far more talented than your IT engineers and can hack your system easily from his garage.
VoIP penetration testing includes the works like scanning technical aspects, analyzing security protocols of employees, completing IT operation, taking test results and making proposals for security improvements. So it is the ultimate way to protect your data missing from your system.

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