Synopsis: VoIP security news, comments, FCC wiretapping and CALEA, Skype blocking, IPv6 and NAT, review of VOIPSEC mailing list.
Welcome to Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast show #5, an 32-minute conversation between Dan York and Jonathan Zar around news and commentary in the world of VoIP security.
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Comments, suggestions and feedback are welcome either as replies to this post or via e-mail to [email protected]. 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:
- 00:17 - Intro to the show, contact information and how to provide comments. Welcome to all the new listeners who arrived after the posting to the VOIPSEC mailing list and also to VoIP weblogs such as VoIP Watch.
- 02:10 - Request to the musically-talented for a better intro.
- 02:24 - Upcoming interviews over the next few weeks
- Mark Spencer of Asterisk fame
- VoIPShield
- SecureLogix
- 03:28 - Martyn Davies gave us a nice logo for our consideration (see it with this podcast file)
- 04:31 - Comments section - first comment in from Martyn Davies
- 05:23 - Comment from Dean Elwood at voipuser.org
- 06:19 - Mention that we were pitched by a PR agency and will, in fact, be interviewing their client
- 06:36 - Wrapup of comments and mention of how people can comment
- 07:27 - News section begins with "VoIP Security is going to be a nightmare" by Winn Schwartau at NetworkWorld
- 09:25 - "A constant state of insecurity" by Roger Grimes at InfoWorld
- 12:45 - Discussion about FCC wiretap order for VoIP providers, CALEA and a CNET article on the subject
- 17:56 - Skype blocking in China
- 20:34 - Business warned about using Skype
- 21:12 - Cisco security advisory about their wireless phone
- 22:10 - wrap-up of comments and mention of report saying that "43% of IT Directors Still Think VOIP is Inherently Insecure"
- 23:45 - Review of the last week's traffic on the VOIPSEC public mailing list. Major topics this week included a very lengthy discussion on IPv6 and NAT traversal, blocking Skype, the insecurity of clear-text passwords and many more topics.
- 25:05 - Dive into a tangent on IPv6 and NAT and how they all work.
- 31:03 - Mention that German government VoIP report is not yet available on their English page but other interesting reports are such as one on the security of the GSM cellular network
- 31:41 - Wrapup of the show and information about how to provide comments.
Comments, suggestions and feedback are welcome either as replies to this post or via e-mail to [email protected]. 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.
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