Call for Papers: Third Annual VoIP Security Workshop, Berlin, Germany, June 2006

Dorgham Sisalem recently posted to the VOIPSEC mailing list this Call for Papers for the Third Annual VoIP Security Workshop on June 1 and 2 in Berlin, Germany. As the page says:

While the standards and products for VoIP services have reached market maturity, security and regulatory aspects of such services are still being discussed. The aim of the VoIP Security Workshop is to serve as a platform for researchers and visionaries from academia, research labs, industry and government from all over the globe to share their ideas, views, results, and experiences in the field of VoIP and IMS security and regulation. The Third VoIP Security Workshop will include presentations of theoretical and experimental achievements, innovative security systems, prototyping efforts, case studies, and advancements in technology directly affecting VoIP and IMS services.

Submission deadline is February 28th. It sounds like an interesting workshop… I may have to very well see if I can get there. (Added bonus for me… Berlin is a great city and I get to practice mein Deutsch!)

Blue Box Podcast #10 – January 3, 2006

Synopsis: VoIP security news, WiFi phone vulnerabilities, comments, news, VOIPSEC review


Welcome to Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast show #10, a 41-minute podcast  from Dan York and Jonathan Zar around news and commentary in the world of VoIP security.

Download the show here (MP3, 39MB) or subscribe to the RSS feed to download the show automatically.

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.

Show Content:

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.

Download the show here (MP3, 39MB) or subscribe to the RSS feed to download the show automatically.

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

Unfortunately, comments and trackbacks will now be moderated due to spam

Unfortunately, because there are some people out there who incredibly rude and with little or no ethical values, I have had to enable moderation on comments and trackback pings.  Shortly after podcast #9 was posted, it received a significant number of spam trackback pings related to porn sites and with language that definitely falls into the "not safe for work" category.

Please do feel free to leave either comments or trackback pings and they will be approved once I take a look at them to ensure they are legitimate.  As a believer in open communication, it truly pains me to impose this step but I do hope you all understand.

And to all the unethical <insert expletives here> who do these things, I dearly hope you get a lump of coal in your stocking tomorrow.

Blue Box Podcast #9 – December 21, 2005

Synopsis: VoIP security news, year in review, VOIPSEC review


Welcome to Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast show #9, a 29-minute podcast (with 4 bonus minutes… read on) from Dan York and Jonathan Zar around news and commentary in the world of VoIP security.

Download the show here (MP3, 32MB) or subscribe to the RSS feed to download the show automatically.

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.

Show Content:

Also, as a holiday bonus – and because podcasts all over the Internet are participating in this effort, after the regular show outro around 29 minutes, the show includes the UNICEF-benefit song "If Every Day Were Christmas" created by Podsafe for Peace, a collaboration of 32 artists in 9 countries very much along the lines of the "We Are The World" effort back in 1985 – only this time the artists did not physically meet and it was all put together digitally.  If you have not heard it yet, it is well worth a listen.

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.

NO PODCAST NEXT WEEK!  We are taking a break for the holidays but will be back with a new show on the week of January 2nd.  Have a great holiday season… and we will catch up with you in the new year…

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

Blue Box Podcast #8 – December 12, 2005

Synopsis: VoIP security news, interview with Mark Collier, CTO of SecureLogix


Welcome to Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast show #8, a 47-minute podcast (with 6 bonus minutes… read on) from Dan York around news and commentary in the world of VoIP security.

Download the show here (MP3, 48MB) or subscribe to the RSS feed to download the show automatically.

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.

Though we tried very hard to connect (including planning to do the show with Jonathan calling in from an airport), Jonathan was travelling again this week and so Dan was solo again. This show does feature a 19-minute interview with Mark Collier, CTO of SecureLogix.

Show Content:

Detailed show notes will be available soon.  Due to the fact that I (Dan) am travelling tomorrow, I’m loading the show up here for listeners.  Show notes should appear late Wednesday night.

I will note that at approximately 22:10 I begin a very interesting 19-minute interview with Mark Collier, CTO of SecureLogix.  With 20 years experience in the field, Mark brings a wealth of expertise to the conversation, which ranged over topics such as the current state of VoIP security, standards, Skype, new projects, and Mark’s dire prediction for 2006.  Well worth a listen.

Also, as a holiday bonus – and because podcasts all over the Internet are participating in this effort, after the regular show outro around 47 minutes, the show includes the UNICEF-benefit song "If Every Day Were Christmas" created by Podsafe for Peace, a collaboration of 32 artists in 9 countries very much along the lines of the "We Are The World" effort back in 1985 – only this time the artists did not physically meet and it was all put together digitally.  If you have not heard it yet, it is well worth a listen.

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.

Joining the Frappr meme – Add yourself to the show’s Frappr map…

Check out our Frappr!Since I’ve seen that it’s quite fun to see where listeners to other podcasts are located, I figured that I might as well create one for our show… so… if you would like to join the fun, simply go to http://www.frappr.com/bluebox and you can see where show listeners are.  To add yourself, just enter your name and location.  You do NOT have to create a Frappr account, but if you do, you have the ability to later change your settings (and remove yourself later should you wish to do so).   (Unfortunately, they don’t have the linkage to GPS yet to show where Jonathan really is on any given day!)

MP3 files now available in easy list

If you are new to the show and are not subscribing but downloading the files from the website, it could be a bit of a process to sort through all the listings and download the shows.  So, taking a cue from Shel & Neville, I have added a list called "Blue Box MP3 Files" that is down toward the bottom of the various menus on the right side of the blog.  I’ll keep adding shows there as we have them so that there is a nice concise list.  Enjoy…

Two logo suggestions – what do folks think?

As mentioned on the latest show, we now have two logo suggestions from listeners for our iTunes image. Martyn Davies contributed the one on the left with his artsy view of a phone keypad. Scott Berkman contributed the one on the right with his homage to the original “blue box”. What do you think? Comments? Opinions? We’d love to hear from you either as posts to this message here on the blog or via email to blueboxpodcast@gmail.com.

Blue Box Podcast #7 – December 5, 2005

Synopsis: VoIP security news, comments and opinions


Welcome to Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast show #7, a 28-minute podcast from Dan York around news and commentary in the world of VoIP security.

Download the show here (MP3, 26MB) or subscribe to the RSS feed to download the show automatically.

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.

Jonathan was travelling this week and unable to participate.  We mentioned previously that Bogdan Materna from VoIPShield Systems would be interviewed this week but unfortunately he fell ill and was unable to join us.  We’ll reschedule that interview in the weeks ahead.  Our thanks go out to Tom Cross of Techtionary.com, who provided some content for today’s show.

Show Content:

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.

Show #7 coming probably tomorrow…

Ah, well, the record of posting the show on Monday or Tuesday was too good to maintain… a travelling co-host, a sick interviewee and challenges with audio after recording a guest co-host all wound up making show #7 a bit of a challenge.  New recording is now done… just have to finish some post-production, write the show notes and post it… all of which will probably happen some time tomorrow.  Stay tuned!