As VoIP merges the path that voice and data travel, these voice packets are now susceptible to the same threats and security challenges that exist in transferring data over the Internet. Viruses, worms, trojan horses, and Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks are just a few examples of the multitude of assaults that an organization’s network can be open to when supporting voice traffic. As companies use more web-based applications and support mobile users, it is important for companies to enact an appropriate level of security to ensure that the flow of network traffic is not compromised and protected against attacks.
In this panel discussion, the speakers will offer practical and technical advice on how companies can achieve the right mix of security in developing a process that effectively manages pre-existing or existing VoIP solutions in the enterprise infrastructure.
Presented by:
| Jay McCall (Moderator)
VoIP and Wireless Editor
Business Solutions magazine | | Llewellyn Derry
Director of Security Solutions
NEC Unified Solutions, Inc. | | Jonathan Weiss
Security Leader, VoIP Center of Excellence
Alcatel-Lucent | | Mark Boltz
Senior Security Architect
Stonesoft | | Mike Matthews
Head of Product Management
Aculab |
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VoIP Spamming – Challenges & Solutions
(VS-02)
Friday - 01/26/07, 10:00-10:45am
Although not a big problem today, VoIP spamming — often referred to as SPIT (Spam over Internet Telephony) — has garnered a lot of attention and threatens to hit VoIP service providers in the future. This session will introduce some of the challenges and techniques for preventing this eminent threat to your subscribers providing you with peace of mind and the chance to stop this before it stops your service!
Presented by:
| Thomas Howe (Moderator)
President
Thomas Howe Consulting | | Shahadat Khan
CTO
Eyeball Networks | | Hugh Goldstein (Moderator)
Managing Partner
AU24 | | Bernardin Arnason
Managing Partner & Founder
Pivot Media LLC |
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SIP & Security
(VS-03)
Friday - 01/26/07, 11:00-11:45am
Security concerns are heightened when interactive services such as VoIP are rolled out, because firewalls, the traditional network sentries, are unable to address the complexities of VoIP traffic and its accompanying SIP protocol. SIP is required for the delivery of interactive applications, such as VoIP and multimedia. However, its intrinsic complexities, fluid development, and peer-to-peer communication expose networks to a host of security violations. The speaker will explore security issues associated with SIP including DOS attacks, fraud, service theft, SPIT (spam over Internet telephony) and SPIM (spam over instant messaging).
Session border controllers, devices purpose-built to manage VoIP and multimedia traffic, ensure the security of IP networks when adopting SIP. In brief, session border controllers work with legacy firewalls to allow the transfer of interactive sessions, address both signaling and media streams for inspection of all inbound and outbound traffic, keep network information private through topology hiding, and protect other NGN devices as the gatekeeper between a service provider’s network and peer networks.
Presented by:
| Etai Beck
Director of VoIP Engineering
Juniper Networks | | Cullen Jennings
Distinguished Engineer, Voice Technology Group
Cisco | | TBA
| | David H. Yedwab (Moderator)
Partner
Market Strategy & Analytics Partners |
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