Voice Over IP Security Alliance Formed

mithridate writes "The Voice over IP Security Alliance has been formed to "fill the void of VoIP security related resources through a unique collaboration of VoIP and Information Security vendors, providers, and thought leaders." Commentary available on Wired." From the article: "They aim to counteract a range of potential security risks in the practice of sending voice as data packets, as well as educate users as they buy and use VOIP equipment. An e-mail mailing list and working groups will enable discussion and collaboration on VOIP testing tools."

VoIP

[GotSanity]

The one thing that still eludes me is the fact that VoIP is becoming increasingly popular but it is so limited in where you can use it.

Re:VoIP

[Zerth]

Wow, replace "VoIP" with "telephone" and you'd be right at home in the 1880's

Re:VoIP

[bprice20]

I agree, people just don't get the fact that voip isn't new. Telco's have been using voip to interconnect trunks for years. I am well in the process of starting an iax2 friendly (if your in the game you know what I mean) wholesale provider. Slashdot has a voip article a day. Trust me dude you will be talking on a voip phone in two years, be it your cell, or your landline if you aren't already.

Re:VoIP

[bprice20]

Hte to reply to myself but have you guys heard of voipong, docsis (cable modems) has encryption in the standard, so should sip, and iax2 for that matter. That way I can go out and purchase a 50$ linksys ata, and trust it will work with my provider and provide a decent level of encryption. Not saying a pair of alligator clips can't circumvent the newfangled public/private key deal.

What is really needed

[Bruha]

is a VoIP 911 alliance. Before regulators bring their heavy hands down on the vendors.

Re:What is really needed

[sepluv]

For those who don't get that, I believe 911 is the telephone number of the emergency services [wikipedia.org] in the USA (112 in the EU).

`Voice over IP Security Alliance'

[sepluv]

...sounds very very ominous: "all your security is belong to us"; "you are not secure unless you join our protection racket^W^Walliance and let us fill your `void' [from story]".