So there’s this bit of software called Gizmo that’s pretty cool, available from GizmoProject.com. It’s a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) -based “softphone” widget, err.. gizmo, that allows one to make voice calls on the Internet, like VoIP, duh.
Anyway, obvious to anyone who’s paid a lick of attention the past few years, this competes with […]
A report on the security risks of applying CALEA to VoIP is available on the ITAA.org website. To quote the site:
A new ITAA study by Internet gurus Vint Cerf, Whit Diffie and other experts warns that extending CALEA wiretap measures to Voice over Internet Protocol communications could stall innovation and introduce major security problems.
One of […]
see: mobiVoIP
Unfortunately, the beta is oversubscribed. But they do have a “forums” site, so one can “look over the shoulders” of the guinea pigs
Technorati Tags: Mobile Devides, SIP, VoIP
This slide deck, from the recent Black Hat Europe 2006 conference..
Silver Needle in the Skype, by Philippe BIONDI and Fabrice DESCLAUX (2006)
..provides an intriguing look inside the Skype executable, revealing the fairly great lengths its creators went to in attempting to obfuscate its code and workings. Also dissected are the ciphering techniques applied to Skype […]
My colleague and friend, Susan Landau, works (in one of her multi-facets) at the intersection of privacy, security, and public policy. I find it a good idea to keep up on what she’s writing in these areas. She doesn’t (yet?) have a blog per-se, but watching the publications section of her homepage works pretty well […]