Synopsis: Blue Box #60: new VoIP security offerings from CheckPoint, VoIPShield, VoIP and business continuity, CALEA, new VoIP Security book, NAC mini-tutorial, more on botnets, listener comments and more

Welcome to Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast #60, a 28-minute podcast  from Dan York and Jonathan Zar covering VoIP security news, comments and opinions.   

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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!
• 01:15 – Programming notes
  • Martyn Davies will be moderating a panel on VoIP security at VON Europe that will include Dan and others
  • Blue Box dinner at the June VON show on Monday, June 11th
  • We’ve recently set up a group on the Facebook social networking site for fans of the show.  If you are a Facebook user, feel free to join.
• 02:28 – ComputerWeekly.com: Check Point promises more VoIP security, fewer slowdowns
• 03:35 – VoIPShield Security Suite Debuts…
  • VoIPShield Security Suite Debuts at Interop Las Vegas
  • Ken Camp response
  • InfoWorld
• 05:21 – PC World: Attackers Get Chatty on VoIP
• 06:37 – Skype Journal: UK: Paedophiles use Skype to find and pursue likely targets
• 07:42 – TMC.net: VoIP Helps Increase Business Continuity Awareness
• 10:10 – VoIPNews: VoIP Providers Hold Their Breath as CALEA Deadline Passes
• 12:15 – New book coming out in August: Securing VoIP Networks: Threats, Vulnerabilities and Countermeasures by Peter Thermos and Ari Takanen
• 13:38 – Voice of VOIPSA: Security: A Question of Balance
• 14:23 – Voice of VOIPSA: Google Launches Security Blog
• 14:54 – Follow-up on the Estonian botnet issue – it apparently wasn’t Russia but instead was botnet groups and Cyberattack in Estonia—what it really means
• 15:48 – SPIT Framework Internet-Draft – stay tuned for a URL
• 16:43 – News Releases:
  • Covergence Announces Support for IBM BladeCenter
• 16:54 – Feature – mini-tutorial on NAC
• 20:17 – Upcoming shows:
  • Dustin Trammell will be speaking at Defcon 15 about VoIP and steganography
  • Ken Camp will be moderating two panels on VoIP Security at IT Expo
  • June 12-14, Stockholm, Sweden, VON Europe Spring – both Martyn and I will be there… we’ll have a Blue Box dinner
  • July 22-27, Chicago, USA IETF 69
  • Aug 20-23, San Francisco, CA, USA VoiceCon SF 2007
  • Sept 10-12, Los Angeles, CA, USA ITEXPO West 2007
  • Oct 29-Nov 1, Boston, USA, Fall 2007 VON
• 21:32 – comment (email) from Rhodri Davies about SIP botnets
• 23:55 – comment (email) about analog surveillance
• 25:09 – comment (blog) from Security4All
• 25:22 – comment (blog) from Ludovic Petit that he can’t see the PDF files
• 25:44 – comment (facebook) from Reuven
• 26:31 – Review of the last week’s traffic on the VOIPSEC public mailing list
• 27:29 – Wrap-up of the show 
• 28:35 – 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 either +1-206-350-2583 or via SIP to ‘bluebox@voipuser.org‘ to leave a comment there. 

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