A single-boxed solution addressing security issues in SIP networks

To benefit from the latest communication and collaboration solutions, businesses are increasingly turning to SIP-based networks. Whether it’s to lower costs using IP telephony or to take advantage of the latest multimedia messaging, conferencing and unified communications (UC) applications, SIP is emerging as the industry standard.

Advantages of SIP

Carriers increasingly offer SIP trunks (Session Initiation Protocol) as they are designed for high-fidelity voice, high-definition video and other real-time collaboration applications. SIP trunks support more telephone extensions more cost effectively and reduce the cost of local, toll-free, domestic and international long-distance communications.

With the support of a SIP network, a growing business can more easily and cost effectively roll out the latest UC applications to employees regardless of where they are working: in the office, at home or on the road. The productivity that results from these collaborative, real-time applications can be a major competitive advantage.

SIP Trunk Security

However, SIP trunks also present a security challenge: there is vulnerability at the point where the SIP trunk connects to the public network which can leave a business exposed to hacker attacks including spoofing, call hijacking, eavesdropping and toll fraud. In addition to potential damage to business operations, privacy and security mandates such as those for credit and health information (e.g., PCI and HIPAA) require that these vulnerabilities be addressed, imposing significant financial and legal penalties for non-compliance.

A Solution for Growing

Businesses The Avaya Session Border Controller for Enterprise (Avaya SBCE) addresses the security vulnerabilities in SIP networks in a cost-effective, easily-implemented, single-box solution.

Easily operated from an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI), the Avaya SBCE establishes a precise demarcation where the SIP trunks meet the enterprise network, presenting a clear line of defense. It delivers enterprise-class security that includes protection from Denial of Service (DoS) and application-layer threats as well as toll-fraud. Fine-grained policy enforcement helps ensure ongoing compliance.

With Avaya SBCE in place, growing businesses can adopt the collaborative and unified communications applications that drive competitive advantage.

A single-box solution

addressing security issues in SIP networks Avaya Session Border Controller for Enterprise provides a complete application-layer security architecture in one device: SIP Firewall, Session Border Controller, Intrusion Detection System and Intrusion Prevention System (IDS/IPS), Access Controller, Authentication, Unified Communications Proxy and Policy Enforcement for all real-time unified communication applications.