Synopsis: Grand Central’s anti-SPIT initiative, Cisco buys Ironport, Skype targets business, other VoIP security news, listener comments and more…
Welcome to Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast #50, a 26-minute podcast from Dan York and Jonathan Zar covering VoIP security news, comments and opinions.
NOTE: This show was originally recorded January 17, 2007.
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Show Content:
- 00:20 – Intro to the show, contact information and how to provide comments. Welcome to all the new listeners – and to all those listeners who have been here for so long! Special welcome to readers who found us through the new Hacking Exposed: VoIP book that was just recently released.
- 01:13 – Programming notes
- 02:34 – Skype Security Blog: Deploying Skype in a Windows domain – and my response on VOIPSA blog
- 06:13 – Voice of VOIPSA: Voice SPAM – The Fightback begins pointing to Grand Central anti-spam page (sent in my Hasan Diwan)
- 07:48 – VoipUser: How To Build A Voip Network: 7 rules for the VoIP entrepreneur in 2007 – note my comment on security
- 10:00 – VoIPNews: VoIP Scams, Phishing, And Denial Of Service Attacks
- 11:10 – Register: Security vendors talk up VoIP threats
- 11:55 – VNUNet: Convergence brings business challenges and companion Tips for securing VoIP
- TechRepublic: Make a SIP-based VoIP network more secure
- 14:42 – CRM Buyer: Cisco Buys IronPort for $830 Million – interesting for Gartner quote at end… and also for potential for VoIP security – see also earthweb
- 17:41 – VoIPNews: Will Vonage Work for Your Business?
- 19:25 – BT announces that consumer VoIP subscribers has hit the one million mark
- 20:38 – And from the alarm department – VoIP Alarm Introduced at CES
- 21:51 – ERF Launches First Secure Wireless VoIP System for Banking Industry
- 23:16 – Sipera IPCS 310 Awarded Internet Telephony Magazine’s 2006 Product of the Year=
- 23:26 – Q1 Labs Announces New Network Security Management Capabilities for VoIP Networks
- 24:10 – Upcoming shows:
- Feb 5-9, 2007, San Francisco, CA, RSA Conference 2007
- Feb 27-Mar 1, 2007, San Francisco, Emerging Telephony 2007
- Mar 1-2, 2007, London, EUSecWest
- Mar 19-21, 2007, San Jose, CA, Spring 2007 VON
- Mar 23-25, Washington, DC, ShmooCon ‘07
- Apr 16-20, Vancouver, BC, Canada CanSecWest 2006
- 24:51 – Comments
- 25:85 – Review of the last week’s traffic on the VOIPSEC public mailing list
- 25:31 – Wrap-up of the show
- Thank you to our listeners for staying with us through 50 shows
- Reminder that you can subscribe to the show via email as well as RSS
- Mention of our Frappr map
- 26:39 – End of show
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