Method and apparatus for securing voice over IP telephone device

A security implant for a telephone comprising an off-hook switch comprising on-hook and off-hook states, the telephone comprising:

• a handset, the handset comprising a microphone;
• a handset microphone audio mute switching function to securely disable the microphone in the handset when the handset off-hook switch is in an on-hook state;
• and
• electronic circuitry coupled to said telephone off-hook switch at one side and to the mute switching function on the other side in response to an event to enable event-controlled synchronization between the on-hook and off-hook states and the audio mute switching function, an event comprising at least an off-hook event.