Synopsis: VoIP in SANS Top 20, launch of VOIPSA Best Practices project, VoIP security news, Skype security, IETF, security policies, listener comments and more

Welcome to Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast #45, a 49-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!.
• 01:32 – Dan discusses Martyn Davies recent visit to Vermont and the great photo Martyn took of Dan podcasting, upcoming shows and more
• 04:50 – Voice of VOIPSA: VoIP included for first time in SANS Top 20 pointing to SANS Top 20 – thanks to UK listener Rhodri Davies
• 09:06 – IETF 67 was going on last week… no major news yet – but pointer to RTPSEC mailing list, mention of Phil Zimmermann’s presentation (involving ZRTP and patents) and this Tutorial on ICE by Jonathan Rosenberg
• 11:02 – Voice of VOIPSA: Skype releases new Network Administrators Guide pointing to new Network Administrator’s Guide  – note the final 9 pages that deal with enterprise use of VoIP – see also CRN: Skype sets eyes on enterprise customers
• 13:54 – Jan Geiernat in Watching, Testing & Digesting:Skype Software & Hardware Gadgets has been writing more about Skype security lately, including this this this and this
• 14:35 – SearchVoIP.com: VoIP security safeguards – they may be there already – and Voice of VOIPSA reaction – and Voxilla reaction  – and Andy Abramson at VoIPWatch
• 16:29 – Ovum report creates news:
  • silicon.com: Get ready for VoIP attacks
  • CXOToday: Unknown Threat, Real Risk: VoIP Security
  • RedHerring: VoIP Security Gets Noisy
  • NewTelephony: Ovum: Reduce VoIP Security Risks Before Further Deployment
  • Of course, the Ovum report on VoIP security came out in August 2006 and costs $1,728!!!
• 20:02 – IPCommunications.com: Covergence and NewHeights Team to Offer Secure SIP-Enabled Soft-Client Offering
• 20:56 – TechRepublic: Get the skinny on proprietary protocols
• 21:28 – ITPro: Over half of UK businesses have no IM or VoIP policy (note that survey sponsor is Symantec)
• 22:16 – Network World: The New York Times taps Nortel to build secure VoIP net (interesting for the tour through what the NYT is doing)
• 23:05 – Computer Business Review Online: Finding your voice 
• 24:18 – InterGovWorld.com: Putting a PAL to work
• 25:37 – ComputerWeekly.com: How to keep your VoIP net safe
• 25:57 – VoIP Service Blog: New FTC rule to put an end to SPIT pointing to FTC ruling
• 28:00 – VON Magazine: BT swallows Counterpane – see also Bruce Schneier’s blog (including the comment)
• 28:54 – Creamer Media’s Engineering News Online: Power-line-based broadband offers security advantages
• 29:30 – TMC.net: Electrocom Intros VoIP Intercom System for K-12 Schools see also news release: Rauland-Borg Offers VoIP Intercom as Safety and Security Solution for K-12 Schools
• 30:12 – Upcoming shows:
  • Nov 29-30, Tokyo, Japan, PacSec 2006
  • Dec 4-6, Atlanta, GA, VON Enterprise
  • Dec 5, London, UK, Secure Mobile Computing
  • Jan 23-26, 2007, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Internet Telephony Conference and Expo – East
  • 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
• 31:40 – Feature segment – impending launch of VOIPSA Best Practices project page
  • What it is
  • Why the need
  • End goal
  • How people can participate
• 40:43 – comment (email) from Craig Bowser
• 42:37 – comment (email) from Craig Bowser (again) pointing to 50 Most Influential People in VoIP (VoIPSA was on the list, but not us – but Craig added us in the comments!)
• 43:14 – comment (email) from Shawn Merdinger about AT&T security presentation mentioned briefly in this article
• 44:19 – comment (email) from Rhodri Davies
• 45:00 – comment (email) from Da Beave about iWar
• 47:34 – Review of the last week’s traffic on the VOIPSEC public mailing list
• 48:21 – Wrap-up of the show
  • Reminder that you can subscribe to the show via email as well as RSS
  • Mention of our Frappr map
• 49:24 – 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.

Thank you for listening and please do let us know what you think of the show.

Synopsis: SIP attack tools, VoIP security news, IETF, patents, ZRTP, Skype security, Asterisk war dialling, voice biometrics, listener comments and more

Welcome to Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast #44, a 36-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!.
• 01:26 – Dan discusses GSA conference in Boston
• 01:55- Programming notes: looking for "best" episodes for CD, schwag for Cafe Press, and notes about upcoming shows and panels
• 02:55 – Side note that Daylight Savings Time will change in the US in 2007
• 04:18 – Programming notes – More shows are in the queue
• 04:47 – IETF – Dan Wing announces that he and several others have issued a new Internet Draft summarizing media security (primarily key exchange) requirements
• 07:43 – IETF – Alan Johnston announces a new version of the ZRTP Internet-Draft
• 08:10 – IETF – Phil Zimmermann announces an Intellectual Property disclosure related to ZRTP – also point to IETF RTPSEC discussion list (Free to subscribe)
• 09:29 – Free Software Magazine – Secure VoIP calling, free software, and the right to privacy (announcing GNUTelephony implementation of ZRTP )
• 10:09 – eWeek – VoIP: How Secure? (podcast with David Endler)
• 10:35 – Mark Collier – New VoIP hacking tools released on their HackingVoIP.com website – including one that mixes in audio – and also Voice of VOIPSA: Additional VoIP Attack Tools
• 13:19 – Ottawa Citizen: Wireless tech a headache for Canadian agents
• 13:55 – onestopclick: Data breach legislation on the cards for EU firms
• 15:10 – Network World: VoIP, hackers, botnets among challenges cyberprotectors face (tip of the hat to LiquidMatrix Security Digest )
• 16:24 – SearchSecurity.com: How ‘quadplay’ convergence can improve network security
• 17:40 – 21talks: Voice recognition coming to your bank points to other entry about voice customer calling his bank via SkypeOut
• 20:01 – VoipNow: What’s Going On With Skype In Jordan?
• 20:27 – Skype Journal: Who is Threatening Skype?
• 21:03 – International Herald Tribune: Network-monitoring technology provider Narus secures $30 million in new funding
• 21:47 – Sting3r.com: Creating Secure Asterisk Links which points to IAX2 War Dialer (Note that since the time this was recorded, the site has changed its design and the links no longer work. However, the site author contacted me to tell me that a site in Germany was mirroring his original site and the links were available there. I have now changed the links to point to the German site.)
• 22:42 – TMC.net: Mobile Industry Looks to EV-DO to Boost VoIP Quality
• 23:49 – Upcoming shows:
  • Nov 6-9, Berlin, Germany, VON Europe Autumn
  • Nov 29-30, Tokyo, Japan, PacSec 2006
  • Dec 4-6, Atlanta, GA, VON Enterprise
  • Dec 5, London, UK, Secure Mobile Computing
  • Jan 23-26, 2007, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Internet Telephony Conference and Expo – East
  • 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
• 25:00 – comment (audio) from Dave Roper
• 26:39 – comment (email) from Shlomo Dubrowin
• 27:45 – comment (email) from Ross Snowden
• 29:47 – comment (email) from Julien Goodwin (with offer of show segment)
•  30:28 – comment (weblog) from Kand Palanismy
• 31:33 – comment (weblog) from Martyn Davies
• 31:52 – comment (email) from Peter Kowalsky about Audacity notch filters
• 34:09 – Review of the last week’s traffic on the VOIPSEC public mailing list
• 34:44 – Wrap-up of the show
  • Reminder that you can subscribe to the show via email as well as RSS
  • Mention of our Frappr map
• 37:24 – 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.

Thank you for listening and please do let us know what you think of the show.

Synopsis: One-year anniversary of the show – VoIP security news, Skype security, phishing, video cameras on the Eiffel Tower, service providers and security, listener comments and more

Welcome to Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast #43, a 37-minute podcast  from Dan York and Jonathan Zar covering VoIP security news, comments and opinions.

Download the show here (MP3, 17MB) or subscribe to the RSS feed to download the show automatically.

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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!.
• 01:55- Programming notes: looking for "best" episodes for CD, schwag for Cafe Press, and notes about upcoming shows and panels
• 02:34 – Dan will be speaking about VoIP security at a GSA Conference in Boxborough, Mass., on Thursday, October 26th.
• 03:19 – LinuxWorld.au: Business VoIP: Golden Egg Hidden in Services, Says IDC
• 04:45 – Sydney Morning Herald: Something’s phishy
• 05:27 – CommsDesign: Ensure successful VoWLAN: Understand security in VoIP networks
• 06:21 – xchange online: VoIP Security Threats: It’s not If, It’s When
• 07:48 – Ars Technica: Jordan bans, then unbans Skype
• 09:28 – Jan in Malaysia: The
  total madness and insecurity issues of the current public Skype.exe and
  why no corporation should implement it just like that.
• 11:32 – Jan also has: Security, privacy, Trust and Safety where he points to the Skype Forum where the issues are discussed
• 12:21 – TMC.Net: Telstra Goes Global
• 13:27 – TMC.Net: Japanese Insurance Provider Implements NICE’s VoIP Solutions
• 15:45 – Foundry Networks Converged Voice and Data Switches Receive Department of Defense VoIP Certification
• 16:42 – 3Com Advances Secure Enterprise Mobility with New Wireless Voice over IP Telephone  (see also CIO blog )
• 17:22 –VOIP Calling: Crucial Issues Regarding Security
• 18:08 – Feature segment talking about 1 year in the life of a podcast
  • Thoughts about the community, shoutouts to those who have been a part, statistics
  • Thoughts on what we’d like to do in the next year of the show
  • What would you like us to do in our second year of the show?
• 16:51 – comment (email) from Natas about dial in to BBP stats
• 29:09 – comment (email) from Martyn Davies with shoutouts to people he met at IP’06
• 30:23 – comment (email) from Leslie Asamoa-Krodua about Jajah and asking about the security of it
• 32:58 – comment (email) from whitehat about High-tech school security
• 33:57 – Review of the last week’s traffic on the VOIPSEC public mailing list
• 35:45 – Wrap-up of the show
  • Reminder that you can subscribe to the show via email as well as RSS
  • Mention of our Frappr map
• 37:24 – End of show

• FYI, we seem to have skipped the "Upcoming Shows" part of the show that we regularly do, but here is the list of upcoming shows as we currently have it:
  • Call for papers for:
  • ETel 2007 CFP now open – CFP winding down
  • EUSecWest CFP – Mar 1-2, 2007, London
  • ShmooCon 07 CFP open to Dec 1

   

  • Oct 25-26, Rome, Italy, VON Italy
  • Nov 6-9, Berlin, Germany, VON Europe Autumn
  • Nov 29-30, Tokyo, Japan, PacSec 2006
  • Dec 4-6, Atlanta, GA, VON Enterprise
  • Jan 23-26, 2007, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Internet Telephony Conference and Expo – East
  • 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

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.

Thank you for listening and please do let us know what you think of the show.

Synopsis: Dan’s caffeine-fed rants on the insecurity of VoIP service providers, Middle East governments are no longer blocking Skype, the Swiss government is considering using spyware to eavesdrop on VoIP, TOR is a good thing, listener comments and much, MUCH more

Welcome to Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast #42, a 37-minute podcast  from Dan York and Jonathan Zar covering VoIP security news, comments and opinions.

NOTE: This episode’s severe laughter can only be attributed to the very strong cup of tea Dan purchased somewhere near the VT border while driving to Ottawa in the dark and heavy rain. It is very different from any other show we’ve done before – and probably will do in the future.

Download the show here (MP3, 17MB) or subscribe to the RSS feed to download the show automatically.

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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!.
• 01:50- Programming notes: looking for "best" episodes for CD and mention of Martin McKeay’s Network Security Podcast #47, where he has a fascinating interview with the executive director of the Tor Project
• 04:28 – Internet Telephony conference review – mention of upcoming interviews and also the photo album from the show
• 05:55 – Rant about lack of security from VoIP service providers as demonstrated at the Internet Telephony "Service Provider Face-Off"  (We would dearly like to hear from some VoIP service providers who are including security!)
• 15:18 – Rant about Secunia alert about Avaya vulnerability
• 18:26 – TMC.Net: A ‘Bullet-Proof’ VoIP System
• 19:19 – Swiss government considers spyware to track VoIP (Register , TechWorld UK ) – sent in by Craig Bowser
• 20:48 – AMCE Packet goes IPO – Bloggingstocks – MarketWatch – Yahoo!Finance
• 22:15 – VNUNet – Technology multiplies business risk
• 22:53 – The London Times – TruePhone announces VoIP calling on Nokia N80, free until end of year
• 23:38 – Kaleej Times Dubai may relax prohibition on PC – to phone VoIP

• 24:11 – Skype Journal: Skype Restored in Jordan
• 24:50 – Covergence Teams up with BroadSoft to Help Service Providers
• 25:15 – TMC – SixApart LiveJournal service adds web based SIP dialing using Gizmo
• 26:02 – Upcoming shows:
• Call for papers for:
  • ETel 2007 CFP now open – CFP winding down
  • EUSecWest CFP – Mar 1-2, 2007, London
  • ShmooCon 07 CFP open to Dec 1

Shows:

• Oct 25-26, Rome, Italy, VON Italy
• Nov 6-9, Berlin, Germany, VON Europe Autumn
• Nov 29-30, Tokyo, Japan, PacSec 2006
• Dec 4-6, Atlanta, GA, VON Enterprise
• Jan 23-26, 2007, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Internet Telephony Conference and Expo – East
• 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
• 27:38 – comment (email) from Martyn Davies about sound quality
• 32:46 – comment (email) from Shlomo Dubrowin
• 32:20 – comment (email) from Craig Bowser
• 32:39 – comment (email) from Shawn Merdinger
• 33:35 – Review of the last week’s traffic on the VOIPSEC public mailing list
• 35:04 – Wrap-up of the show
  • Reminder that you can subscribe to the show via email as well as RSS
  • Mention of our Frappr map
• 37:01 – 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.

Thank you for listening and please do let us know what you think of the show.

Synopsis: Skype security advisory, vulnerabilities in multiple vendor’s VoIP phones, more Skype security news, VoIP security, listener comments and much more

Welcome to Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast #41, a 42-minute podcast  from Dan York and Jonathan Zar covering VoIP security news, comments and opinions.

Download the show here (MP3, 17MB) or subscribe to the RSS feed to download the show automatically.

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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.
• 02:08 – A brief bit about the audio path Dan uses to record the show.
• 04:12 – Discussion of the Podcast and Portable Media Expo. Mention of Michael Santarcangelo of Security Catalyst and Martin McKeay of Network Security Podcast.
• 08:15 – Dan was part of a Security Roundtable podcast on VoIP security.
• 09:29 – Ken Camp posted a list of IT security podcasts that a friend of his put together.
• 10:00 – Programming notes – 1-year anniversary show coming up October 24th – probably recorded on
  20th, so if you have a segment or comments you would like to give us,
  please get them to us by evening of Oct 19th
• 11:05 – Three vulnerabilities reported by Shawn Merdinger:
• PolyCom IP-301 VoIP Desktop Phone HTTP server DoS and undocumented TCP port 42
• Linksys SPA-921 VoIP Desktop Phone HTTP Server DoS
• GrandStream GXP-2000 VoIP Desktop Phone multiple undocumented UDP ports and DoS
• 12:14 – Skype vulnerability for Mac OS X
• 13:04 – Skype Journal: SJSU: Campus OK’s Skype, for now
• 13:30 – Network World: Akonix appliance aims to give IT Skype controls  (see also Jan in Malaysia on the same subject)
• 13:49 – Skype Journal: Jordon regulator blocks skype.com
• 14:09 – TechWorld UK: Sophos offers free application killer
• 14:40 – Slashdot: SIP vs. Skype, Making the ‘Open’ Choice
• 15:09 – Slashdot: Comcast Lying About Vonage
• 16:29 – IT Week: VoIP vendors slam Cisco
• 18:17 – TelecomWeb: BellSouth, ISS Back VoIP Security Effort – see also Ga. Tech, BellSouth, Internet Security Systems initiate VoIP security research partnership – all the more interesting because ISS recently announced it will be acquired by IBM!
• 20:02 – Wired News: Beguiling but Beware: AJAX, VoIP
• 22:24 – BBC: Security fears raised at conference
• 23:14 – CIO Today: Video over IP: The Next Battleground
• 23:57 – NY Times: Clear as a Bell One Day, Fuzzy and Garbled the Next (actual article requires subscription)
• 24:24 –NIST announced updated security docs (looks like a nice one on WinXP)
• 25:35 – Voice of VOIPSA: Hello Mom, I’m a Fake
• 26:54 – TippingPoint Research Director Recognized for Leadership in Voice and Security (about David Endler)
• 29:34 -Upcoming Shows:
  • Call for papers for:
  • ETel 2007 CFP now open – CFP winding down
  • EUSecWest CFP – Mar 1-2, 2007, London
  • ShmooCon 07 CFP open to Dec 1
  • 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
  • (new), Nov 29-30, Tokyo, Japan, PacSec 2006
  • 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
  • (new) Mar 1-2, 2007, London, EUSecWest
  • Mar 19-21, 2007, San Jose, CA, Spring 2007 VON
  • (new) Mar 23-25, Washington, DC, ShmooCon ‘07
  • (new) Apr 16-20, Vancouver, BC, Canada CanSecWest 2006
• 29:46 – comment (email) from Dan Wing about blueboxpodcast.com vs bluebox.dreamhosters.com/
• 30:17 – comments (email) from Jake Neumann and Miguel Garcia about audio software
• 31:46 – comment (email) from Miguel Garcia about RTPSEC BOF
  • Audio recording, part 1 (BOF session starts at 9 minutes 45 seconds)
  • Audio recording, part 2
  • RTPSEC session minutes and slides
• 33:20 – comment (email) from Natas about dial in to BBP
• 34:43 – comment (email) from Ross Snowden about topics he is interested in (including fax)
• 37:03 – Review of the last week’s traffic on the VOIPSEC public mailing list
• 39:34 – Wrap-up of the show
  • Reminder that you can subscribe to the show via email as well as RSS
  • Mention of our Frappr map
• 41:57 – 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.

Thank you for listening and please do let us know what you think of the show.