Dan York

Just a guy in Vermont trying to connect all the dots...

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Recording Remote Hosts/Interviews with VoIP/Skype


Presentation by Dan York at PodCamp Boston 2 on October 28, 2007, that explored the methods and VoIP technologies available to record remote hosts or interviews. The presentation specifically addressed Skype and spent a significant amount of time on how you physically wire a "mix-minus" with diagrams etc. The audio recording of the preso will be made available, most likely from http://www.disruptiveconversations.com/ and will eventually be synced to this slide set here.

Hacking and Attacking VoIP Systems – What You Need To Know


Presentation by Dan York at AstriCon 2007 about how to secure VoIP systems with a focus on the Asterisk open source PBX. The presentation outlines the issues involved with VoIP security, the tools out there to attack/test VoIP systems, best practices to defend against attacks and ends with some specific security recommendations for Asterisk. Audio will soon be available at http://www.blueboxpodcast.com/ (and will be synced to this presentation).

Recording Remote Hosts/Interviews with VoIP/Skype


Presentation by Dan York at PodCamp Boston 2 on October 28, 2007, that explored the methods and VoIP technologies available to record remote hosts or interviews. The presentation specifically addressed Skype and spent a significant amount of time on how you physically wire a "mix-minus" with diagrams etc. The audio recording of the preso will be made available, most likely from http://www.disruptiveconversations.com/ and will eventually be synced to this slide set here.

Hacking and Attacking VoIP Systems – What You Need To Know


Presentation by Dan York at AstriCon 2007 about how to secure VoIP systems with a focus on the Asterisk open source PBX. The presentation outlines the issues involved with VoIP security, the tools out there to attack/test VoIP systems, best practices to defend against attacks and ends with some specific security recommendations for Asterisk. Audio will soon be available at http://www.blueboxpodcast.com/ (and will be synced to this presentation).

Telephony is Disrupted Because Voice No Longer Matters… (As Much) (Featured Blog)

Does "voice" communication really matter as much today in business communications? Think about it. When you need to reach someone today, what do you do? Do you call them on the phone? Or do you send them email? Or a text message? or IM? I know personally that my normal communication flow usually goes something like this: Instant Messaging; I check first to see if I can reach the person on some form of IM... SMS; if the matter is relatively important... E-mail/Facebook/Twitter/other; Previously that would have just been email, but these days I find myself very often sending messages via Facebook or Twitter... More...

E Tel2007 Black Bag Session – VoIP Security Threats, Tools and Best Practices


At O’Reilly’s 2007 Emerging Telephony conference in March 2007 in San Francisco, Dan York, Jonathan Zar and Shawn Merdinger presented a 90-minute workshop in which they discussed the threats to VoIP security, the tools out there to test/defend your network and the best practices for securing VoIP systems. A podcast audio recording of the workshop is available at http://www.blueboxpodcast.com/2007/03/blue_box_se_16_.html

E Tel2007 Black Bag Session – VoIP Security Threats, Tools and Best Practices


At O’Reilly’s 2007 Emerging Telephony conference in March 2007 in San Francisco, Dan York, Jonathan Zar and Shawn Merdinger presented a 90-minute workshop in which they discussed the threats to VoIP security, the tools out there to test/defend your network and the best practices for securing VoIP systems. A podcast audio recording of the workshop is available at http://www.blueboxpodcast.com/2007/03/blue_box_se_16_.html

BLISS Problem Statement and Motivation


Presentation by Jonathan Rosenberg at the IETF 68 meeting in Prague in March 2007 about the need for the creation of the BLISS (Basic Level of Interoperability for SIP Services) - Original presentation located here: http://www3.ietf.org/proceedings/07mar/slides/bliss-0.ppt

BLISS Problem Statement and Motivation


Presentation by Jonathan Rosenberg at the IETF 68 meeting in Prague in March 2007 about the need for the creation of the BLISS (Basic Level of Interoperability for SIP Services) - Original presentation located here: http://www3.ietf.org/proceedings/07mar/slides/bliss-0.ppt

ETel2007: The Black Bag Security Review (VoIP Security)


VoIP security presentation given by Dan York of the VoIP Security Alliance (VOIPSA) at O’Reilly’s Emerging Telephony 2007 conference on March 1, 2007. Slides really need to be viewed with the audio, which will be uploaded to Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast at http://www.blueboxpodcast.com/ soon.