Reducing Unwanted Communications using SIP (RUCUS)
The Reducing Unwanted Communcations Using SIP (RUCUS) group has been formed to look at ways of dealing with issues such as voice SPAM/SPIT. Here is a link:
Recent Posts
- SIP Security Discussion/Comments on NoJitter
- Coverage of the WarVOX Wardialing Tool on the Nortel VoIP Security Blog
- Toll Fraud Ring Busted
- Presentation At Interop
- VoIP on Cell Phones – the next frontier for VoIPhreakers?
- Headed out to Voicecon
- YouTube Video About Tunneling Data Through a VoIP Call
- New Wardialing Tool - WarVOX
- A Couple of Articles About SIP Trunking Security
- Call Monitor Tool Summary
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June 2009
Books
- Hacking Exposed VoIP: Voice Over IP Security Secrets & Solutions: David Endler, Mark Collier: Books
- Hacking VoIP: Protocols, Attacks, and Countermeasures: Himanshu Dwivedi: Books
- Securing VoIP Networks
- Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Security
- Practical VoIP Security
- Understanding Voice over Ip Security
Conferences
Advisory Sites
Advisories
- AST-2009-001, 1/2009
- AST-2008-012, 12/2008
- AST-2008-011, 7/2008
- AST-2008-010, 7/2008
- [VOIPSEC] Fwd: [Full-disclosure] Trixbox 2.6.1 and below, remote root shell through local file inclusion, 7/2009
- [VOIPSEC] Fwd: [Full-disclosure] [MU-200807-01] Remote DoS in reSIProcate, 7/2008
- Nortel UNIStim IP Phone Remote Ping Denial of Service Vulnerability, 2/2008
- Cisco confirms vulnerability in 7921 Wi-Fi IP phone | Zero Day | ZDNet.com, 2/2008
- Design flaw in wireless VoIP handsets endanger the enterprise | Zero Day | ZDNet.com, 2/2008
- Voice of VOIPSA » Blog Archive » Trixbox contains “phone home” code to retrieve arbitrary commands to execute?, 12/2007
- [VOIPSEC] Nokia N95 cellphone remote DoS using the SIP Stack, 12/2007
- [VOIPSEC] Cisco Phone 7940 remote DOS, 12/2007
General Articles
- Alleged Hacking-Terror Effort Thwarted - WSJ.com, 6/2009
- VoIP Services are Vulnerable to Botnets, Security Researchers Say by PC World: Yahoo! Tech, 4/2009
- VoIP Data Tunnelling, 3/2009
- VoIP Security, 3/2009
- VoIP security firms stand to gain from SIP deployments - FierceVoIP, 2/2009
- Light Reading - VOIP - SIP Trunking: VoIP's Threatening Opportunity - Telecom News Analysis, 2/2009
- TheSpec.com - Business - Voice mail scammers ring up huge bills, 2/2009
- Business And Leadership: Increase in telecoms fraud says Minute Buyer - Leadership, 1/2009
- SiliconRepublic.com: Telecoms fraudsters threaten cash-strapped firms - CIO, 1/2009
- Bell Canada customer billed $207,000 after hacker breach, 1/2009
- Hacker victim angered by $7,000 phone bill, 1/2009
- VoIP hackers run up $120,000 phone bill at Perth business > VoIP Security > Messaging > News > SC Magazine Australia/NZ, 1/2009
- Police investigate phone hacker spree : thewest.com.au, 1/2009
- Phreakers seize government phone system • The Register, 8/2008
- Businesses ignore telecoms fraud - Network World, 7/2008
- New VOIP 'Call-Jacking' Hack Unleashed - Security/Perimeter - DarkReading, 1/2008
- Fraudsters return to dial through fraud/PBX hacking: 15 top tips to help beat off attacks, 12/2008
- Hacker makes costly calls, 12/2008
- Analysis of a VoIP Attack, 10/2008
- FBI warns of vishing threat due to software bug - SC Magazine US, 12/2008
- Light Reading - Security - VoIP Security Vendors Watch & Wait for the Worst - Telecom, 1/2009
- FBI issues VoIP security warning on Asterisk -- but which version? - FierceVoIP, 12/2008
- usken.no - VoIP news! » Blog Archive » VoIP attacks are escalating, 10/2008
- More Weapons Emerge in the VoIP Security Battle - Network Sentry, 9/2008
- VoIP system users can be targeted in attacks | News - Security - CNET News, 9/2008
- A simple call? Think again, you might be at risk, 9/2008
- Sipera Develops VoIP Spy Programto Prove a Point, 10/2008
- VOIP Services Insider, 7/2008
- Analysis: Hacking VoIP, As Easy As 1-2-3 - Security - IT Channel News by CRN and VARBusiness, 7/2008
- Georgia student arrested for hacking grades, VoIP - Network World, 7/2008
- Cellphone Botnets, Blackmailing VOIP & a Healthy Cybercrime Economy - Desktop Security News Analysis - Dark Reading, 11/2008
- UCSniff - VoIP eavesdropping made easy • The Register, 9/2008
- Beware of UC security threats - Network World, 9/2008
- The threats to telcos and how they can repel them :: SearchSecurity.com.au, 6/2008
- VoIP Security and the Circle of Trust - FierceVoIP, 6/2008
- Hidden messages buried in VoIP chatter • The Register, 6/2008
- sipflanker - Google Code, 6/2008
- VoIP Security through Responsible Software Development, 4/2008
- The Essential Guide to VoIP Privacy - VoIP News, 4/2008
- PC World - Business Center: Guide to VoIP Security, 5/2008
- Pay Attention to VoIP Security Before the Storm - Caller IP, 5/2008
- VoIP Security: SIP�Versatile but Vulnerable, 5/2008
- The Essential Guide to VoIP Security - VoIP News, 3/2008
- Last Hope Launches Security Season - FierceVoIP, 7/2008
- Greatest Challenge in VoIP Security | ITworld, 7/2008
- FEMA phones hacked; calls made to Mideast, Asia - Yahoo! News, 8/2008
- Library phone system hacked - The Boston Globe, 7/2008
- Avaya, Cisco and Nortel Patching VoIP ASAP - FierceVoIP, 6/2008
- WSTA Ticker - May/June 2008
- Exploiting VoIP vulnerabilities to steal confidential data - SC Magazine US, 6/2008
- Listen Up: 17 Signs That You Are Being Wiretapped - VoP News, 3/2008
- VoIP: Who Might Be Spying on Your Communications? (Hint — It's Not Just the NSA) - VoIP News, 3/2008
- How To Make Your Phone Untappable - Forbes.com, 5/2008
- VoIP Security: SIP�Versatile but Vulnerable, 5/2008
- OCS Exposed - Practicing Safe OCS, 2/2007
- Is Someone Listening to Your VoIP Calls? - VoIP News, 2/2008
- Early adopters of unified communications need to ask about security, 1/2008
- Calibre Macro*World, 3/2008
- The biggest VoIP security threats - and how to stop them - Research - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com, 3/2008
- Enterprise security in 2008: Addressing emerging threats like VoIP and virtualization, 1/2008
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My Articles/Quotes
- Mark Collier Looks into his Crystal Ball, VoIP Security Trends and Predictions for 2009 - VoIP Monitor, 1/2009
- SecureLogix CTO Mark Collier to Lead VoIP Security Panel Discussion at Fall VoiceCon | Business Wire | Find Articles at BNET
- Notice That I am Speaking at the Fall Voicecon, 11/2008
- Free VoIP Security Tools from SecureLogix - Unified Communications: Click to talk, 9/2008
- Testing SIP Security on a Budget, Part 1, 9/2008
- Scrambling in the Desert: Nevada Encryption Mandate Begins Oct. 1 - Network Sentry, 9/2008
- VoIP Security: A Bit of Protection Is Worth a Byte of Cure - Network Sentry, 9/2008
- No Jitter | Interop: How Boring is VOIP Security?, 9/2008
- VOIP-Specific Attacks Not an Issue Yet, 3/2008
- Hacking VoIP Exposed - VoIP News, 8/2007
- Seven Tips For VoIP Security Success - BSM, 2/2007
- VoIP Security on Parade: Collier Predictions; ITEXPO Education, 2/2007
- VoIP Security: Cisco Unified CallManager Quiz & Chapter, 2/2007
- RSA '07: VoIP security threatened by default settings, warn experts - Network World, 2/2007
- Residential VoIP Security Tips from voip.com, 2/2007
- SAP INFO, 2/2007
- The Forum for Business IP Telephony - VoiceCon Enews -, 1/2007
- VoIP, IP Telephony - VoIP Risks Take Center Stage in 2007 - CRN, 1/2007
- McGraw-Hill Publishes `Hacking Exposed: VoIP' Book Co-Authored by TippingPoint and SecureLogix Experts, 1/2007
- Dark Reading - Desktop Security - VOIP More Vulnerable - Security News Analysis, 12/2006
- VoIP Loop Book Review, 1/2007
- VoIP Soon to Be a Target for ..., 1/2007
- Book Review: Hacking Exposed VoIP - VARBusiness, 1/2007
VoIP Security Blogs/Links
- Nortel: Community - Blogs - Nortel Voice Security
- Voice over IP Security Alliance (VOIPSA)
- Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast
- VoIP Security - VoIP News
- Ari Takanen's blog | ITworld
- Bogdan's Blog
- No Jitter | 42948
- Voice Over Packet Security Forum :: Your single (open) source for NGN/VoIP security issues and solutions (News)
- MADYNES research team Portal
- VoIP security - Network World
- Sipera - VoIP Vulnerabilities: Resources
- VoIP security Special Report at silicon.com
- Skype Security Blog
Tools
Interesting Documents
- Fraud Overview, 1/2008
- Cisco White Paper on VoIP Security
- ipcom: Publications, 10/2008
- Denial Of Service Attacks and SIP Infrastructure
- Emerging Cyber Threats for 2009, 10/2008
- Paper on General VoIP Security, x/2007
- SANS Institute - VoIP Security Vulnerabilities, 12/2007
- eBook from ShoreTel With Chapter on VoIP Security
- NIST VoIP Security Guidelines
- Enterprise VoIP Security
- VoIP Security Learning Guide
- VoIP Security: A Layered Approach
- VoIP Security Threat Taxonomy
Interesting RFCs
Interesting Presentations
- Voice of VOIPSA » Blog Archive » Slides: SIP Trunking and Security in an Enterprise Network, 9/2008
- ICE Tutorial
- Another Presentation on Nortel Unistim Vulnerabilities, xx/2007
- Presentation on Nortel Unistim Vulnerabilities, xx/2007
- Peer-to-peer SIP Security Presentation, 2/2008
- Voice of VOIPSA » Blog Archive » “Hacking and Attacking VoIP Systems” - Slides from my Astricon 2007 presentation about Asterisk and VoIP security, 1/2008
- Hannes Tschofenig � My Slides from the 3rd ETSI Security Workshop, 1/2008
- Independent Research | iSEC Partners
- RTP Stenography
- Dustin Trammells Presentation on VoIP Security
Voice SPAM/Voice Phishing
- 'Untraceable' phone fraudsters eye your credit card • The Register, 6/2008
- Its only a matter of time until IP telephony is hit by spam and malware experts say, 6/2008
- [0806.1610] SPAM over Internet Telephony and how to deal with it
- The Anatomy of a Vishing Scam - Security Fix, Security Fix, 3/2008
- Rucus Info Page
- Vishing: The Latest, and Greatest, Security Concern | Security | bMighty.com, 2/2008
- SIP Usage Scenarios Similar to SPIT, 1/2008
- Does UC present new opportunities for spammers? | IT Security | TechRepublic.com, 1/2008
- SPAM and SPIT: what are the dangers? | IT Security | TechRepublic.com, 1/2008
- Why VoIP is the next target for spammers | Technology | The Guardian, 11/2007
Phishing
- Your phone may be under attack - MSN Money, 4/2007
- Voice of VOIPSA � Blog Archive � New VoIP Phishing Scheme, 3/2007
- Phishers' Latest Platforms: VoIP, SMS - Technology News by TechWeb, 1/2007
- Phishing attacks now using phone calls - USATODAY.com, 12/2006
- New Bait for Phishing Scams, 11/2006
- Phishing attacks now using phone calls - USATODAY.com, 11/2006
- Phishing Scams – Don't Get Hooked!, 7/2006
- Phishers Hit The Phone Bank With Asterisk, 8/2006
- Something's phishy - Security - Technology - smh.com.au, 10/2006
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