Synopsis:VoIP security news, comments and opinions – Skype security, fugitive CEOs, Phil Zimmermann, Paris Hilton, the IETF and more.

Welcome to Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast #38, a 49-minute podcast  from Dan York and Jonathan Zar covering VoIP security news, comments and opinions. In this week’s show, we cover fugitive CEOs, Phil Zimmermann, Paris Hilton, the IETF, Skype and more…

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NOTE: This show was originally recorded on September 6th and was delayed due to some of the audio quality issues that you will note in the show itself.

 Show Content:

• 00:20 – Intro to the show, contact information and how to provide comments.  Welcome to all the new listeners.
• 01:18 – Jonathan’s conference in Asia and travel there
• 09:10 – Fall VON 2006 and Dan’s rant about PR
• 10:55 – Request for ideas about products to sell through CafePress
• 12:15 – Martyn Davies will be attending, Dec 5, London, UK, The 4th IET Secure Mobile Communication Forum
• 12:39 – Shoutout to Bret Padres and Ovie Carroll over at CyberSpeak
  – an excellent podcast on computer forensics and security
• 14:07 – Upcoming Shows:
  • Oct 10-13, San Diego, CA, Internet Telephony Conference and Expo – West
  • Oct 25-26, Rome, Italy, VON Italy
  • Nov 6-9, Berlin, Germany, VON Europe Autumn
  • Dec 4-6, Atlanta, GA, VON Enterprise
  • Jan 23-26, 2007, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Internet Telephony Conference and Expo – East
  • Feb 27-Mar 1, 2007, San Francisco, Emerging Telephony 2007
  • Mar 19-21, 2007, San Jose, CA, Spring 2007 VON
• 14:29 – Black Hat presentation available: VoIP Security Essentials (Jeff Waldron talk at Black Hat 2006)
• 14:41 – Register: Fugitive CEO tracked down to Sri Lanka after Skype call and Ars Technica: Fugitive exec nabbed after Skype call – also Bruce Shneier: Skype call traced – also points to this PDF – also blogged in Jan in Webtown
• 17:01 – Webtown – Jan in Malaysia: Market for blocking Skype is probably as big (if not bigger) to enable Skype – pointing to this news release Lynanda Finds a Way to Block Skype
• 19:17 – CRN: VoIP Systems Vulnerable To Attack
• 19:33 – TechWorld: Taking a SIP of secure mobile telephony
• 19:57 – ZDNet: E-mail security hero takes on VoIP also IPCommunications.com: Pretty Good Security for SIP Communications and Dark Reading: Zimmermann, Borderware Join (sent in by Craig Bowser)
• 20:40 – VoIP-Sol.com: 15 Apps for Recording Skype Conversations  (found through Ken Camp)
• 22:44 -VoIPSA Blog: Paris Hilton, hacker extraordinaire? also Asterisk VoIP News
• 26:41 – Internet Draft on VoIP security threats
• 28:27 – Internet Draft on IPv6 security overview
• 28:48 – Rohan Pinto: Instant Voicemails points to pinger
• 30:15 – WhatPC? Network configuration systems pay off
• 30:53 –  Sipera IPCS 310 Supports More VoIP Environments (also eChannelOnline )
• 31:11 – MobiKEY Ensures Secure Remote Access to Network Resources
• 31:20 –IBM to acquire Internet Security Systems
• 31:34 –All Broadvoice VoIP Customers have 911 Service and Over 85% of Vonage U.S. Subscriber Lines Now Have E911
•  31:40 –NetIQ VoIP Security Solution From Attachmate Named 2006 Readers’ Choice Award Winner by Windows IT Pro
• 32:10 – Shoutout from Brenno DeWinter
• 33:39 – Upcoming events:
• 35:20 – Comment (blog) from tonderai
• 36:09 – Comment (blog) from Kand Palanisamy
• 38:37 – Comment (blog) from Ellie drey
• 39:38 – Comment (email) from Julien Goodwin about SIP comments and offering an Asterisk config file to do the trick
• 41:13 – Comment (email) from Leslie Asamoa (SIP connections)
• 41:48 – Comment (email) from Leslie Asamoa (comments and recommendations)
• 45:12 – Review of the last week’s traffic on the VOIPSEC public mailing list
• 48:00 – Wrap-up of the show
  • Reminder that you can subscribe to the show via email as well as RSS
  • Mention of our Frappr map
    
• 49:19 – End of show

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