Recently in Security Category

So my week in Dallas is finally winding down. Not that it hasn't been a great week, with interesting meetings with a number of the companies who reside astride the north Dallas Telecom corridor.

 

In the last two days I've spent time in the offices of Telstrat, NEI, NEC, Fujitsu, Texas Instruments, Excel, and Apptrigger; that's in addition to the executives I interviewed from a number of companies attending the Comptel show in Grapevine this week.

 

The interviews should be online shortly, to see if they've been posted, please visit the TMCnet video library.

 

I'll be following up with posts and articles about all the companies I met with, but in the meantime I wanted to share a bit of news from Sipera that's not made the rounds of the mainstream media just yet.

 

The company has just released an IP Video sniffer called UCSniff2.0. Until now, the information has only been posted on security boards and community sites, and on the SourceForge site at http://ucsniff.sourceforge.net/

The UCSniff2.0 eavesdrops, captures and records video conferencing sessions and works on regular IP Telephony too. Using the tool, an IT manager can perform a man in the middle voice capture and can reconstruct the voice call, shows holes in a security policy, and enable those responsible for a site's security to fix the application.

 

The timing is good, as many industry pundits are hailing 2009-10 as the timeframe when IP video comes into its own; the solution allows an IT manager to test their environment and move quickly to address issues.

 

Sipera also told me about VideoJak, an application designed to allow an IT manager to examine any vulnerabilities with regard to system availability.

 

According to a description on the SourceForge site:

 

 

I want to thank Sipera VP of Marketing Adam Boone for spending some time with me and for walking me through the new apps.

 

Watch for more exciting stuff from this Richardson-based security firm in the coming weeks.

 

 

 

 

Attention parents: In case you weren't aware, there are bad people online. Bad people who would disguise viruses, worms, and Trojans as innocent-looking files such as songs and videos related to Disney's popular movie franchise High School Musical.

 

According to officials at PandaLabs, the research division of Panda Security, there's a growing rash of infected files being distributed through peer-to-peer file sharing networks such as eMule and eDonkey.

 

Luis Corrons, technical director of PandaLabs said:

 

 

When users run these infected files their computers can be affected by malicious code such as VB.ADQ, the Agent.KGR Trojan, the adware Koolbar, and other nasty stuff.

One of the most serious subjects in all of telecom is security. It's something that is on the mind of everyone who is considering deploying next-generation SIP-based telecommunications solutions in their enterprise. And often times, there's just not enough firsthand information available.

 

Well an upcoming Webinar featuring speakers from two of the leading companies serving the enterprise market -- AudioCodes and Interactive Intelligence -- aims to educate attendees by teaching them the various things they need to know before deploying any SIP-based solutions.

 

Namely, attendees will learn about:

 

In this webinar, the speakers will address the challenges and the misconceptions surrounding SIP Security, and examine the tools available to counter them. This session will also explore robust solutions that not only tackle security threats, but also empower businesses to proactively protect their networks from current and future attacks. Included in this webinar, the speakers will examine the Interactive Intelligence suite of products as a communications platform case study that empowers businesses to tackle security threats while maintaining affordability and performance.

 

The webinar, entitled Do You Know Who is Listening?  The Truth of Enterprise SIP Security is set to take place on Thursday, September 11, 2008 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT.

 

In order to register, simply click here.

Kevin Coleman is a Certified Management Consultant and Strategic Advisor with the Technolytics Institute.

 

He's also our newest columnist.

 

Kevin's first column touches on a very important subject: the threat of cyber attacks.

 

Spurred by a Barack Obama speech, in which the Democratic candidate placed the threat of cyber attacks in the same category as nuclear and biological weapons, Coleman tackles the issue head-on and urges the powers that be to "act decisively now!"

 

As Coleman says, "The clock is ticking and there is no time for politics."

 

To read Kevin Coleman's first column in its entirety, click here.