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This site many use skype and I guess for the school boy or girl using their personal pc it may not be all that bad because really no one gives a shit about you as being important. When you actually work for a company tho there is some things you should be aware of. What happened at Sony recently where they actually unplugged from the internet and installed brand new servers and unplugged everyone from the internet is the new reality. Most corporations I deal with do not allow skype and increasingly many countries have shut down the skype usability for their entire country. I am using skype here because it is the main source of communication for now with many players. I use the corporate gear I get for free so I don't use it. Knowing its vulnerability I wouldnt use it in any event.
Some things you should be aware of .
A) Skypes encryption is closed source and therefore vulnerable to (man in the middle attacks)
B) Skype is not standards compliant. This allows it and any vulnerability to pass through corporate firewalls. Most tech companies know this and will not allow employess to use it.
C) As mentioned companies risk a barriers to communications when countries and other corporations have banned the use of skype.
D) Skype is untraceable, unauditable, and undetectable which puts companies subject to compliance law at risk.
E) Even a mediocre hacker could take advantage of the weaknesses inherent in the vulnerabilities afforded by the skype protocol.
The cost of the recent hack to Sony is going to be staggering. It will inevitably change the landscape of enterprise internet usage and anything that is not standards compliant will fail over time. Be careful how you use it.
Some things you should be aware of .
A) Skypes encryption is closed source and therefore vulnerable to (man in the middle attacks)
B) Skype is not standards compliant. This allows it and any vulnerability to pass through corporate firewalls. Most tech companies know this and will not allow employess to use it.
C) As mentioned companies risk a barriers to communications when countries and other corporations have banned the use of skype.
D) Skype is untraceable, unauditable, and undetectable which puts companies subject to compliance law at risk.
E) Even a mediocre hacker could take advantage of the weaknesses inherent in the vulnerabilities afforded by the skype protocol.
The cost of the recent hack to Sony is going to be staggering. It will inevitably change the landscape of enterprise internet usage and anything that is not standards compliant will fail over time. Be careful how you use it.
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