Synopsis: Eavesdropping tutorial, VoIP security news for the week, our listener survey, US DoD conference report, listener comments and more
Welcome to Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast show #26, a 51-minute podcast from Dan York and Jonathan Zar with news and commentary about the world of VoIP security. This show includes a 19-minute tutorial on eavesdropping issues, discussion of our our listener survey and a brief report about Dan’s visit to the US Dept of Defense Telecommunications Services Interoperability Conference last week in Arizona.
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Comments, suggestions and feedback are welcome either as replies to this post or via e-mail to blueboxpodcast@gmail.com. Audio comments sent as attached MP3 files are definitely welcome and will be played in future shows. You may also call the listener comment line at +1-206-338-6654 to leave a comment there.
In this show we also mentioned our new promotion – anyone submitting audio comments (either by email or calling the comment line) before the end of May will be eligible for a drawing for a free copy of "Practical VoIP Security" from Syngress Press. Many thanks to Bruce Stewart and the folks at O’Reilly & Associates (who distribute Syngress books) for providing this book.
Three people have so far submitted audio comments, so your odds of winning are very good if you submit a comment before the end of the month!
Show Content:
- 00:20 – Intro to the show, contact information and how to provide comments. Welcome to all the new listeners. Mention of our listener survey – PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY! (Thank you!)
- 03:53 – Skype gives away NA PSTN calls (also Skype blog and Skype Journal view )
- 06:02 – VoIP News Australia: Another way to ban Skype
- 07:07 – SearchSecurity.com: Skype: Its dangers and how to protect against them
- 07:28 – Network World: How to protect your VoIP Network (tip of the hat to Ken Camp )
- 08:07 – IT Observer: Tackling the VoIP Security Threat
- 08:33 – IT Observer: VoIP Security: Q&A with Matthew Rosen, CEO Fusion
- 09:06 – CIO: VoIP Security: It’s all about the implementation
- 09:45 – Avaya “VoIP Security for Dummies” short book – available from Avaya Developer Connection or Webtorials.com
- 10:33 – Thanks to Ken Camp for raving about the show
- 10:49 – DSL Forum announces release of TR-122 (see also Last Mile News and LightReading )
- 11:27 – Discussion of some of the data so far from our listener survey (please do take a few minutes to complete it if you have not already done so – thanks!)
- 16:12 – Feature tutorial section on eavesdropping
- what are the issues?
- what is involved?
- how is it different from the TDM world?
- how do you protect against it?
- 34:57 – Comment (email) from Bobby Fentress
- 36:35 – Comment (blog) from Choonghun Lee
- 37:37 – Comment (audio) from Bobby Fentress
- 39:45 – Brief report from Dan on his attendance at the US Dept of Defense Telecommunications Services Interoperability Conference hosted by the Joint Interoperability Test Command at Fort Huachuca in Arizona, USA. Mention of the IASE and their Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) which includes one on VoIP, as well as their Security Checklists.
- 47:10 – Review of the last week’s traffic on the VOIPSEC public mailing list.
- 48:31 – Wrap-up of the show – should we do something with video? What about a "Skypecast"?
- 51:42 – End of show
Comments, suggestions and feedback are welcome either as replies to this post or via e-mail to blueboxpodcast@gmail.com. Audio comments sent as attached MP3 files are definitely welcome and will be played in future shows. You may also call the listener comment line at +1-206-338-6654 to leave a comment there.
Thank you for listening and please do let us know what you think of the show.
