Upgrade Your Asterisk - FBI Warns Of Security Flaw

Asterisk has been a milestone on the VoIP industry's road to success. It has revolutionized the use of IP PBXs and opened many avenues of harnessing the powers of modern telephony for businesses.

Celebrity harbingers danger as well. FBI this week warned companies using Asterisk about a vulnerability that scammers could use to spoof VoIP calls by exploiting PBX exchanges. The vulnerability exists in versions 1.2 and 1.4, and could allow scammers steal confidential information from callers. Celebrity fortunately also means not remaining helpless. Version 1.6.0.3 of Asterisk fixed the problem, so if you are running Asterisk in your company, consider upgrading as soon as possible. It is downloadable free at the Asterisk official web site.