VoIP security Resources on ZDNet

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And the scariest prediction about enterprise VoIP security in 2008 is...: VoIP security solutions provider Sipera Systems has posted their list of what their Sipera VIPER Labs sees as the five top VoIP Security Threats for 2008. Before I offer this list, two caveats: First, when a company with technological solutions posts their predictions,...; Tags: Attack, VoIP Security, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Security, Networking, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-01-19
Goin' to Chapple- for these three VoIP security tips: Heard of Mike Chapple? No, I didn't think so. But that doesn't mean what he has to say about VoIP security isn't important. It is, very. Chapple has a most interesting CV/resume/set of bonafides. Information security researcher with the National Security Administration and...; Tags: Environment, VoIP Security, Mike Chapple, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-01-16
VoIP security firm: we informed Vonage of hackability a month ago and haven't heard back: Well-known VoIP security firm Sipera Systems said today that Internet phone service from Vonage is vulnerable to attacks by hackers, who are able to intercept calls to the company's subscribers. A Reuters report adds that Sipera Systems said it had informed Vonage of the...; Tags: Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP Security, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Security, Networking, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-10-24
Sipera introduces new enterprise VoIP security toolset: Most major VoIP-centered conferences see a fair amount of announcements for new products and services. An exhibit floor walk also helps clarify and reinforce what's interesting.The VoiceCon show I am now attending here in San Francisco is heavily oriented toward enterprise (as opposed to consumer) VoIP. Natural, then, that what I'm...; Tags: VoIP, VoIP Security, Sipera, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-08-22
VoIP security vulnerabilities demonstrated at Black Hat conference: Several presentations at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas yesterday illustrated some of VoIP's security vulnerabilities.According to Forbes.com's Andy Greenberg, who was in attendance, the presentations documenented ways "in which cybercriminals can eavesdrop on VoIP calls, steal data from Internet telephony devices, intercept credit card numbers from...; Tags: Security, Asterisk; Blog posts 2007-08-02

VoIP security? Encrypt, encrypt, encrypt: On our sister site TechRepublic, IT Security blogger Tom Olzak runs a guest column from technology and security author-consultant Deb Shinder.In her piece "VoIP threats: beyond eavesdropping," Deb runs through a list of VoIP security vulnerabilities: Denial of Service attacks, flooding and logic attacks, injected messages, call hijacking, and caller...; Tags: Security; Blog posts 2007-07-16
VoIP security: The real risks: Like traditional data networks, voice networks carry their share of security risks. VOIP Watch's Andy Abramson explains "SPIT" (Spam over Internet Telephony) as well as the security concerns that come with VoIP and how to protect yourself.; Tags: VoIP; Whiteboards 2007-01-30
VoIP security: The real risks: Like traditional data networks, voice networks carry their share of security risks. VOIP Watch's Andy Abramson explains "SPIT" (Spam over Internet Telephony) as well as the security concerns that come with VoIP and how to protect yourself.; Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP, VoIP security, VOIP Watch, Security, Networking; Whiteboards 2007-01-30
New tools test VoIP security: New tools test VoIP securityConflict of Interest? What isn't 3com's SIP products mentioned?I have noticed David Endler activly claiming vulnerabilities which are inherent in certain RFC compliant implementations of the SIP protocol from major vendors such as Avaya, Cisco and even OpenSource solutions such as Asterisk, however, he never seems...; Tags: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), PRODUCTIVITY, SIP, tool, VoIP security, VoIP; Discussion threads 2006-08-02
VoIP security: The real risks: Like traditional data networks, voice networks carry their share of security risks. VOIP Watch's Andy Abramson explains "SPIT" (Spam over Internet Telephony) as well as the security concerns that come with VoIP and how to protect yourself.; Tags: VoIP; Sponsored whiteboards 2006-07-12
VoIP security: The real risks: Editor's note: This video has been provided by VOIP Watch. Like traditional data networks, voice networks carry their share of security risks. VOIP Watch's Andy Abramson explains "SPIT" (Spam over Internet Telephony) as well as the security concerns that come with VoIP and how to protect yourself.; Tags: VOIP Watch, Telephony, Networking, Security, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP, VoIP security; Whiteboards 2006-07-12
48% of US SMBs trust VoIP security: 48% of small and medium businesses trust IP telephony security today while 76% said they trust the security of traditional service providers. 31% of the SMBs polled by CompTIA expect to have greater confidence in IP telephony systems in the next 12 months.; Tags: small and medium business; Blog posts 2006-01-26
Why pay $2,995 for VoIP security advice? I have a better idea: You won't believe where I've just read a very authoritative report on VoIP Security.No, not one of those overpriced consultant reports- the ones you pay $2,995 for and come away from with a "tell me something I don't know" reaction.Actually, this one is from a term paper, gleaned from journals...; Tags: attack; Blog posts 2006-01-18
VoIP security and Privacy: Making PC Platforms and Networks Highly Secure: Potential benefits of VoIP include higher fidelity audio, video, presence information, lower cost and improved manageability, all of which are made possible because VoIP travels over a flexible data network rather than the more confined circuit-switched network. However, the flexibility of this data network and its potential shared usage with...; Tags: Network, PC, Privacy, VoIP Security, Telephony, VOIP, Networking, Telecommunications; White papers 2005-11-01
VoIP security body issues "Threat Taxonomy": The Voice over IP Security Alliance (VOIPSA) has released what it is terming the first comprehensive description of security and threats in the field of Voice over IP (VoIP). The VoIP security education group, has titled the description the VoIP Security Threat Taxonomy. It is intended to provide the...; Tags: VoIP, VoIP security; Blog posts 2005-10-26
Why mid-sized companies are more concerned about VoIP security than smaller, larger competitors are: I've been reading a press release from tech research firm In-Stat. The press release offers a couple of tidbits from the newly released $2,995 report,"Trends and Spending Plans for Security Appliances: Are We Ready for VoIP?"Two big VoIP-related findings in this report:"Larger, mid-size companies (with 500 to 999 employees) show...; Tags: VoIP; Blog posts 2005-09-08
PGP inventor to announce crypto-based VoIP security solution: My colleague Joris Evers reports that tomorrow, Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) e-mail encryption program inventor Phil Zimmermann will make a Pretty Grand Pronouncement tomorrow.Apparently, Zimmermann will reveal an as-yet unnamed prototype of an Internet telephony application that encrypts calls to thwart eavesdropping."I am revealing this now because I want to...; Tags: Phil Zimmermann; Blog posts 2005-07-27
VoIP security: Protecting Your VoIP Investment: When VoIP is introduced into the network, an organization's perimeter security solution will play a critical role in either enabling or limiting the scope of the deployment and, as a result, the benefits realized from a converged voice and data network. VPN-1 Pro provides organizations the platform for integrating VoIP...; Tags: Investment, Perimeter Security, VoIP Security, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking; White papers 2005-06-27
Gartner: this VoIP security threat is overhyped: Gartner: this VoIP security threat is overhypedVoIP@homeSo the enterprise has a way of monitoring for this problem, but what about us home users?security at homethe service provider will provide the security. because he concerned about his net more then your net.he suggests security service in attractive cost; Tags: Telephony, VoIP security, security, Gartner Inc., VoIP; Discussion threads 2005-06-09
Gartner: this VoIP security threat is overhyped: Speaking at the Gartner IT Security Summit in Washington, D.C., Gartner analysts called at least one widely cited VoIP security vulnerabilty an overhyped threat.Analyst Lawrence Orans was talking about eavesdropping, which would result in unauthorized interception and listening in on VoIP calls. According to SearchSecurity.com, Orans called such instances unlikely...; Tags: VoIP, VoIP security; Blog posts 2005-06-08