Don’t let TDoS attacks ruin your VoIP system

Denial-of-service attacks (DoS) attacks have been around for years and have caused millions of dollars in damage to businesses and organizations all over the world. What many businesses don't know, however, is that VoIP systems can be the primary target of a type of DDos attack known as telephony denial-of-service (TDoS). Learn how to keep your VoIP system safe from TDoS attacks by reading this blog post.

What you need to know about telephony DoS

Hackers launch denial-of-service (DoS) attacks to render IT systems and networks inaccessible to intended users. Large corporations’ web servers used to be frequent targets, but nowadays, every business can become a victim. Hackers have also started launching attacks on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems.

Why telephony and VoIP attacks continue

Hackers will never stop looking for new ways to hurt your business. One way is through launching denial-of-service (DoS) attacks on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems. Read on for a complete rundown of this cyberthreat.
Denial-of-service attacks
The end goal of any DoS attack is to overwhelm a system with so many requests that the system is eventually forced to shut down.