VoIP - Moving from BlackHat to DEFCON
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VoIP Abuse at BlackHat, Zimmermann to kick off DEFCON
08.03.06 | Doug MohneyBlackHat USA 2006, Las Vegas , NV - VoIP security is a key theme in this week's Las Vegas events. In a last minute change to DEFCON scheduling, Phil Zimmermann will give an update on his Zfone secure VoIP software.
Zimmermann, the creator of the Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) e-mail software encryption tool, noted that there's a lot of demand for a secure VoIP client these days. "News about government eavesdropping tends to generate interest [in Zfone]," he said in off-the cuff remarks made in the BlackHat pressm room. "I prefer to talk about the need to secure enterprise communications from criminal elements." However, he referred to Zfone as a "psychic drain" due to the amount of time and energy it is taking.
For those of you who aren't involved in security, BlackHat is immediately followed by DEFCON. Zimmerman's Zfone has gotten a lot of attention, but, jsut as he refers to it as a "psychic drain," I'd call it a production concept. It's not a prime time universal solution. It's just proof that the concept really does work.
VoIP has gotten a bit of attention this week at BlackHat and it looks like the weekend DEFCON events will maintain that focus.
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