- Full form
- Port number
- What it does / Functionality
- Any interesting news articles about them, like a security breach or vulnerabilities
- SIP (Session Initiation Protocol)
- Port 5060 (unencrypted) or 5061 (encrypted)
- Used for voice, messaging, and other services/applications between two or more points on the IP network.
- in 2016, IBM published an article warning about the rise of SIP cyber attacks that accounted for 51% of security events within that year. The article explains how to best prevent an attack and what caused the attack to be so effective.
Reference:
IBM warns of rising VoIP cyber-attacks. CSO Online. (2016, December 1). https://www.csoonline.com/article/559047/ibm-warns-of-rising-voip-cyber-attacks.html