A recent article published in a leading newspaper magazine reminds us, nevertheless, that to securely gather all of the advantages of Cisco telepresence, the government—or any other organization/entity—is required to ensure correct execution of the video technology behind Cisco Telepresence. Clearly, security apprehensions increase when multiple mobile devices connect simultaneously to a Cisco telepresence network.
The aforementioned article recognized the susceptibilities exposed in Cisco telepresence-equipped board and conference rooms, and consequently, on mobile devices, when enterprises and organizations do not install their connections behind a firewall or fail to set up their technology to fulfill their security requirements. Happily, the Cisco Telepresence technology itself is intrinsically secure, with numerous protection measures built into the infrastructure. It turns out to be, then, a case of investing informed Cisco telepresence users to correctly set up their systems.
So what should enterprises and/or organizations like the federal government do? First of all, embracing a solutions-based methodology assists safeguard protection by allowing controlled video traffic to navigate the firewall only to endpoints that exist behind the firewall. Just like an agency would not connect an unsecured PC to the corporate network, it should similarly make sure to secure any video endpoints—including mobile ones. Such a secured set-up retains a singular access point into the corporate network and makes Cisco telepresence simple to deploy and administer.
Government bodies depending on Cisco telepresence can also secure confidential information by correctly organizing their Cisco telepresence networks to adapt to their requirements. For example, agencies handling top-secret issues should screen incoming calls as tightly as possible by deactivating any auto-answering abilities.
Like all technologies, video conferencing and Cisco telepresence are only as protected as the corporate networks on which they are deployed. The government accepts no risks in installing Cisco telepresence, as long as it installs and configures the technology correctly. Cisco works closely with other manufacturers to stick to industry wide commonly accepted standards and develop protected, user-friendly Cisco telepresence which can guarantee successful installation and provide singularly beneficial Cisco telepresence end user experiences.
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