Monthly Archives: February 2012
2012
Top Five Video Conferencing Security Tips
IT security is a crucial concern for every business, regardless of what industry it operates in. A properly secured computer network doesn’t just begin and end at wireless passwords and desktop entry-points – it also needs to take into account all aspects of a company’s technology strategy, including the video conferencing systems that are installed and used by a corporation. For example, a recent article published by the New York Times detailed the findings of a computer security firm that discovered 5,000 video conferencing installations that were accessible to hackers due to a lack of the security protocols necessary to protect them.
Let’s take a look at the top five ways you can keep your video conferencing installation secure from hacking, thanks in part to the expert advice provided Cisco System’s Tor Halvorsen (@torhalvorsen) and Wainhouse Research’s Ira Weinstein (@wrvideoteam) .
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2012
Corporate Networks Must Prepare For Increased Video Conferencing Adoption
Video conferencing is poised to be the next crucial test for IT managers at businesses around the world in 2012, according to a report published by the Computer Business Review. With so many companies moving to embrace video conferencing as the go-to communications tool both internally and externally, corporate networks must be made ready for the increased demands in terms of bandwidth and uptime that are a requirement for using this type of technology.
One of the key takeaways when examining the need to create a robust business network capable of supporting a diverse telepresence communications strategy is to take into account the varied demands that will be made on available resources. For example, the Computer Business Review report indicates that as many as 92 percent of Fortune 500 companies are experimenting with the incorporation of tablets such as the iPad into their communications infrastructure. This means that IT managers have to look beyond the establishment of high-bandwidth, wired endpoints within an office environment and also scrutinize how video conferencing can be incorporated into wireless, VPN, and cloud services. Multiple simultaneous telepresence sessions – complete with data sharing – are another concern when planning out the bandwidth available for this type of video communication, and security policies will have to be re-examined as greater numbers of workers begin to use their own personal devices as video conferencing endpoints.
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