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December 20, 2006
Jon Arnold / Dan York - VoIP Security
On this week's podcast, Jon spoke with Dan York, who will be familiar to many in the Pulvermedia world. By day, Dan is the Director of IP Technology for Ottawa-based Mitel, but he's also a thought leader in the emerging area of VoIP security. At Mitel, he's the Chair of their Product Security Team, but he's also the Chair of Best Practices for VOIPSA, the VoIP Security Alliance. He's also quite active on the podcast front, producing a steady stream of audio content on this topic via his Blue Box initiative.
With that background in mind, Jon and Dan talked about the state of VoIP security, and the role that VOIPSA is playing in trying to bring vendors and carriers together. Dan addressed some of the key issues and knowledge gaps facing carriers, as well as the various flavors of security that are being offered by vendors. Attention was also focused on the good work that Canadian vendors are doing in VoIP security, namely specialists VoIPShield and Borderware, as well as larger vendors like Mitel and Nortel.
Time only allowed for a high level discusssion, and we hope to revisit this topic in the near future. And for those who want a steady flow of content on VoIP security, we urge you to subscribe to the Blue Box podcasts.
Dan York, CISSP, is Director of IP Technology reporting to the CTO of Mitel Corporation and focused on emerging VoIP technology and VoIP security. As Chair of Mitel's Product Security Team, he coordinates the efforts of a cross-functional group to communicate both externally and internally on VoIP security issues, respond to customer inquiries related to security, investigate security vulnerability reports and monitor security standards and trends. Previously, Dan served in Mitel Product Management bringing multiple products to market including Mitel's secure VoIP Teleworker Solution in 2003.
As Best Practices Chair for VOIPSA - the VoIP Security Alliances - Dan will be leading the project to develop and document a concise set of industry-wide best practices for security VoIP systems. He is also heading up VOIPSA's move into "social media" with the launch of VOIPSA's group weblog. Additionally, Dan is the producer of "Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast" where each week he and co-host Jonathan Zar discuss VOIP security news and interview people involved in the field.
Posted at December 20, 2006 11:05 AM
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