On September 16th, the VoIP service provider VoIP.ms; located in Quebec, Canada; was hit with a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. VoIP systems employ internet signals to send information over telephones and other communication devices, rather than conventional landlines.

The BBC reported this week that several schools on the Isle of Wight in the British Isles were hit with a string of ransomware attacks. Ransomware is a form of cybersecurity breach in which a cyber criminal either threatens to release private information to the public or block access to their data altogether until they pay some kind of ransom.

Voice over IP (VoIP) phones have been around for a while now, but with so many maturing technologies now in place, we may see significant growth in VoIP usage in the near future. According to Market Watch, “Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) market is projected to surpass USD 55 billion by 2025.” Just like the traditional phone created by Alexander Graham Bell, the main purpose of a VoIP phone is to carry a voice conversation.