A little while ago, I published an article I found regarding the Skype worm that propagated through download messages. Well, come to find out, that was all a hoax. Even though this was a hoax, the people at Skype are definitely concerned. It may be a hoax now, but sooner or later the hoax is going to become real. And with the new features being built into Skype such as payment options, and more advanced text-based communications, these threats could become very serious in the blink of an eye.

In late December, a security firm sent out an alert that a worm was spreading via Skype. It turned out to be a false alarm.

No worm has spread on Skype, and while security experts have painted a target on the popular Internet telephony application, its defenses have been pretty solid, according to the company’s chief security officer, Kurt Sauer.

That’s not to say there is no work to be done on security at Skype, part of eBay. The company is looking at integrating payment features, which obviously need securing, Sauer said. Also, Skype is in talks with security companies to provide add-ons to its software to secure text-based communications, he said.[more]

Tags: Computer Protection, Voicemail/VoIP