Skype could pose security problems News - PC Advisor : Also, as with other P2P applications such as KaaZaa, the connection sharing permitted by Skype makes the the host computer and the network available to others as well, said Robin Bloor, an analyst at Hurwitz & Associates in Waltham. Mass. As a result, "Skype can use a lot of network bandwidth, which may interfere with business applications and services," said Andrea Wuchner-Bruhl, head of global IT security at Novartis Pharma AG, in Basel, Switzerland.

More Skype scare stories with no factual basis. Enough of the FUD already, m'kay?


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