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Paranet Solutions, LLC has announced the expansion of its Security Solutions Suite to include VoIP Security Services to help identify and prevent Illegal Reconnaissance, Malicious Service Disruption, Eavesdropping, Message Manipulation, Services Theft, VoIP Spam, VoIP-to-Data-Exploits and Quality Degradation.

Although the convergence of voice, data and video offers cost savings, it also brings in new risks. For this reason, Paranet’s VoIP security solutions include a comprehensive vulnerability and threat assessment feature.

“Companies are carrying business critical data across VoIP networks that are interfacing with other Voice VLANs, Data VLANs, Wireless LANs, Trunking gateways and the public Internet,” said Monty Cook, EVP of Business Development for Paranet.

“The latest attacks that we have seen include Number Harvesting, Eavesdropping, Call Walking, Denial of Service, SIP Worms, Service theft and Identity theft.”

Paranet’s comprehensive VoIP security suite includes services for discovering VoIP assets, testing the infrastructure and devices themselves and also protecting against problems related to VoIP and Unified Communications (News - Alert). The company’s solution includes vulnerability analysis, risk assessment and penetration test.

Tom Kearns, Principal, Risk Management and Security for Paranet emphasized the necessity of a rigid security program for all companies using VoIP telephony. Companies have to make sure that all VoIP vulnerabilities which may occur presently or which may occur in future are dealt with.

The process of assessing the vulnerabilities of a VoIP network results in the discovery and remediation of several threats. After assessment, a VoIP Security Assessment Technical Report with an Executive Risk Mitigation Summary in which risks are prioritized based on the value of the asset and probability of exploitation is delivered.

The company’s Professional Security Services offer enterprise-wide security assessment, design and deployment services that enable clients to build optimized network security solutions. The professional services include vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, security architecture services, regulatory compliance strategy and strategic security staffing.

Paranet Solutions, LLC is a Microsoft (News - Alert) Gold Certified Partner and provides business and IT consulting services. Its proprietary Compass methodology and experience helps Paranet create a secure, reliable and fully connected business-driven IT operating environment.