Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast

December 01, 2006

Blue Box Dinner - Thursday, Dec 7th, London, UK

Given that I (Dan) am going to be over in London in the United Kingdom next week to speak at a Mitel reseller event, we thought we might do a little dinner with Blue Box listeners / VOIPSEC readers. Martyn Davies is helping and there are already several people coming. So if the thought of hanging out with some other folks interested in VoIP security is of interest, the details are as follows:

DATE: Thursday, December 7, 2006
TIME: TBD, but probably 6 or 7pm-ish
WHERE: Either "Belgo" or "Kettner" in the Soho - Covent Garden area (see the comments for more info)

I'll update this entry as we finalize info, but if you are interested in attending, please do drop an email to [email protected] with the subject "London Blue Box Dinner" so that we can get an estimate of how many people will be attending. Looking forward to meeting some of our UK listeners!

Posted by Dan York on December 01, 2006 at 02:32 PM in Blue Box Dinners | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (1)

Tags: blue box, bluebox, voip, voip security

November 22, 2006

Blue Box - Brief Greetings on the occasion of US Thanksgiving

Synopsis: Greetings from Dan and Jonathan on the occasion of US Thanksgiving and the note that there will not be a full show this week.

As this week is the holiday of Thanksgiving here in the USA, there will not be a full Blue Box show this week and so in this very brief podcast we send along our greetings and best wishes to you all.

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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 either +1-206-350-2583 or via SIP to '[email protected]' to leave a comment there.

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

Posted by Dan York on November 22, 2006 at 02:25 PM in Podcasts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

November 16, 2006

Blue Box #45: VoIP in SANS Top 20, launch of VOIPSA Best Practices project, VoIP security news, Skype security, IETF, security policies, listener comments and more

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.

Download the show here (MP3, 23MB) 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!.
01:32 - 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

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

Posted by Dan York on November 16, 2006 at 11:05 PM in Podcasts, VoIP Security, VOIPSA | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (1)

Tags: ietf, sans, sans top20, security, SIP, SIP security, skype, skype security, SPIT, voip, voip security, voipsa, voipsecurity

November 13, 2006

Blue Box #44: SIP attack tools, VoIP security news, IETF, patents, ZRTP, Skype security, Asterisk war dialling, voice biometrics, listener comments and more

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.

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!.
01:26 - 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

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

Posted by Dan York on November 13, 2006 at 10:28 PM in Podcasts, VoIP Security, VOIPSA | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (1)

Tags: asterisk, IETF, philzimmermann, SIP, skype, skype security, voip, voip security, ZRTP

Audio and slides for RTPSEC BOF at IETF66 in July in Montreal

Back in Blue Box #41, listener Miguel Garcia sent in the links to the RTPSEC BOF sessions at the IETF66 meeting in Montreal, Canada, in July 2006. I meant at the time to include them in the show notes - and have now done so - but thought I would also include these links here for people who might not revisit show #41:

Audio recording, part 1 (BOF session starts at 9 minutes 45 seconds)
Audio recording, part 2
RTPSEC session minutes and slides

Note that this was the session in Montreal where the IETF attendees were trying to get to the requirements necessary for securing the RTP media stream. The eventual outcome of that session was an Internet-Draft on media security requirements that was discussed at the IETF 67 meeting last week in San Diego, California. (No word yet on the outcome of that discussion.)

Thanks, Miguel, for sending in those links - and my apologies for the delay in getting the links posted.

Posted by Dan York on November 13, 2006 at 10:18 PM in Conferences, VoIP Security | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Tags: IETF, RTPSEC, SIP, SRTP, voip security

November 10, 2006

Shows coming soon...

Where are all the shows that I kept talking about, eh? Well...this week I had the lethal combination of getting rather sick and losing my voice (rather deadly for a podcaster!) and simultaneously having some large RFPs to which I had to contribute. Taken together, these factors pretty much wiped out podcast production time this week. Hang in there, though... LOTS of good stuff coming your way soon.

Signed,
Voiceless-in-Vermont

Posted by Dan York on November 10, 2006 at 09:08 AM in Administrivia | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

October 27, 2006

Blue Box SE #13: "VoIP Security Best Practices" panel at Internet Telephony Fall 2006

Synopsis:"VoIP Security Best Practices" panel at the Internet Telephony Exposition West 2006, October 13, 2006, San Diego, CA, USA.

Welcome to Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast special edition #13, a 59-minute podcast of the "VoIP Security Best Practices" panel presented at the Internet Telephony Expo on Friday, October 13th, in San Diego, California, USA.

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Participating in the panel were:

Ken Camp (Moderator), Speaker - Author - Consultant IP Adventures
Dan York, Mitel
Shahadat Khan, Eyeball Networks
Jonathan Weiss, Lucent
Micaela Giuhat, Sipera Systems
Tom Gilheany, Nortel

This is the second of several panel presentations we will be making available from the Internet Telephony conference. We thank Rich Tehrani and the rest of the TMCNet staff for allowing us to record the sessions. Thanks also to Ken Camp for his assistance and to the panelists who gave their permission to be recorded as well.

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

Posted by Dan York on October 27, 2006 at 10:43 PM in Conferences, Podcasts, VoIP Security | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Tags: best practices, eyeball networks, ken camp, lucent, mitel, nortel, sipera, voip, voip security, voipsa, voipsecurity

October 24, 2006

Blue Box #43: 1-year anniversary show! VoIP security, Skype security... and video cameras on the Eiffel Tower?

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.

You may also listen to this podcast right now:

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

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

Posted by Dan York on October 24, 2006 at 03:02 PM in Podcasts, VoIP Security, VOIPSA | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Tags: 3com, foundry, ISS, skype, skype security, telstra, voip, voip security, voipsa

October 23, 2006

Blue Box #42: The Rant edition - the ticking time bomb of VoIP service provider insecurity, Skype security, Swiss government and spyware, listener comments and more

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

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

Posted by Dan York on October 23, 2006 at 11:54 PM in Podcasts, VoIP Security, VOIPSA | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Tags: acme packet, covergence, skype, skype security, tor, voip, voip security, voipsecurity

October 17, 2006

Blue Box SE #12: "Intro to VoIP Security" panel at Internet Telephony Fall 2006

Synopsis:"Intro to VoIP Security" panel at the Internet Telephony Exposition West 2006, October 13, 2006, San Diego, CA, USA.

Welcome to Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast special edition #12, a 51-minute podcast of the "Intro to VoIP Security" panel presented at the Internet Telephony Expo on Friday, October 13th, in San Diego, California, USA.

Download the show here (MP3, 21MB) or subscribe to the RSS feed to download the show automatically.

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Participating in the panel were:

Ken Camp (Moderator), Speaker - Author - Consultant IP Adventures
Emmitt Wells, Security and Communications Practice Manager, Getronics
Eric Rasmussen, Juniper Networks
Tom Gilheany, Leader, Enterprise Security Solutions, Nortel
Surya Kumar IVG, Deputy General Manager- VoIP Products and Eng, HCL Technologies

This is the first of several panel presentations we will be making available from the Internet Telephony conference. We thank Rich Tehrani and the rest of the TMCNet staff for allowing us to record the sessions. Thanks also to Ken Camp for his assistance and to the panelists who gave their permission to be recorded as well.

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

Posted by Dan York on October 17, 2006 at 11:16 PM in Conferences, Podcasts, VoIP Security | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (2)