Media Coverage - 2008
November 14, 2008 VoIPshield Systems says media stream attacks could affect Office Communications Server as well as Office Communicator and Windows Live Messager. And this time, the PBX isn't involved An Ottawa firm that tracks security vulnerabilities in VoIP and unified communications systems has warned of a new threat IT managers should be on the lookout for, particularly if they use Microsoft Office Communications Server. 
November 14, 2008 Media stream attacks could affect Micrsofot Office Communications Server (OCS) as well as Office Communicator and Windows Messenger, says VoIPshield Systems. Microsoft is looking into the report. 
November 13, 2008 A Canada-based VoIP security solutions company is reporting that it’s detected vulnerabilities in three Microsoft products that deliver VoIP, presence, instant messaging and audio-video-Web conferencing functionality. Officials at VoIPshield Laboratories – the research division of Ottawa’s VoIPshield Systems Inc. – say that Office Communications Server 2007, Office Communicator and Windows Live Messenger, applications that use media stream protocols such as RTP, or “Real-time Transport Protocol,” are susceptible. RTP is a popular standardized packet format for delivering audio and instant messaging over the Internet. 
October 9, 2008 By Raju Shanbhag - VoIPshield Laboratories, the research division of VoIPshield Systems Inc., has made its third announcement of security vulnerabilities in Voice over IP systems marketed by Avaya, Cisco and Nortel (News - Alert). Representing over 200 unique vulnerabilities, this brings the total number of vulnerability groups reported to VoIP vendors in 2008 to over sixty. 
September 26, 2008 VoIPshield announces the VoIPguard VoIP Intrusion Prevention System product family has been expanded to address the growing market for VoIP in small and medium business, and the increase in VoIP trunking services being made available by carriers and telcos. The new entry-level model, the VIPS 10, is designed for small businesses or branch offices. The high-end model, the VIPS 1000, is a carrier-class product. 
September 2, 2008 A TI Safe Segurança da Informação, empresa brasileira provedora de soluções e serviços profissionais voltados para a segurança da informação, assinou um contrato com a VoIPshield Systems Inc., fabricante de soluções de segurança para redes VoIP, tornando-se parceiro certificado para o fornecimento dos produtos da empresa canadense na América do Sul. 
August 15, 2008 Back in February, when little-known VoIPshield Systems sent a report to Cisco Systems (NSDQ:CSCO), Avaya (NYSE:AV) and Nortel (NYSE:NT) detailing vulnerabilities in their VoIP technologies, the three largest IP-PBX vendors on the market shrugged off the report and never responded.
The vendors began cooperating and acknowledging on their Web sites of the risks to their VoIP systems—only after VoIPshield continued reporting the vulnerabilities publicly. Nortel attributed a vulnerability to VoIPshield on April 10, for example. 
June 27, 2008 VoIPshield Laboratories has alerted companies that market voice over IP systems of new security vulnerabilities. The VoIP vulnerabilities, if successfully exploited, could affect brand reputation, internal productivity, and competitive advantage, researchers said. 
June 25, 2008 VoIP customers of Avaya, Cisco and Nortel should look Wednesday for patches that correct newly found vulnerabilities that, if exploited, can result in remote code execution; unauthorized access; denial of service; and information harvesting. 
May 1, 2008 This in-depth article examines the need for proactive security for VoIP networks including the differences between VoIP and data security, the types of threats to VoIP networks and proposes a proactive security architecture for VoIP. 
April 18, 2008 Recent research revealed 100 flaws in three vendors' IP-telephony systems. - One of the more nerve-wracking aspects of trying to lock down your VoIP network against future attacks is not knowing what the specific vulnerabilities will be. 
April 10, 2008 Forbes.com talks to Rick Dalmazzi about how VoIP is a growing opportunity for hackers to steal corporate secrets. 
April 8, 2008 Telephone systems that use the Internet to make calls are easily breached by hackers and the bad guys are just beginning to attack, according to an Ottawa technology security firm. 
April 3, 2008 Security researchers from one Internet security firm have located more than 100 vulnerabilities in hardware and software that powers the Internet-based phones used by many large companies today. 
April 2, 2008 Phone calls that are routed through the Internet instead of telephone wires are increasingly popular with businesses looking to cut telephony costs. But they have security problems that might leave a business that uses this technology vulnerable to a hacker. The extent of the problems – and the process for identifying and fixing them – is murky, however. 
April 2, 2008 It is shocking and outrageous that there are more than 100 security holes in VoIP products from Cisco, Avaya and Nortel. The flaws were discovered . . . 
April 2, 2008 VOIPshield Systems on April 2 will seek to set itself apart among voice-over-IP security providers . . . 
April 1, 2008 VOIPshield Systems on April 2 will seek to set itself apart among voice-over-IP security providers . . . 
February 6, 2008 VoIPshield Systems, a Kanata communication security startup, has raised $6 million in new cash to drive growth. 
February 6, 2008 VoIPshield Systems, a Kanata communication security startup, has raised $6 million in new cash to drive growth. 
February 1, 2008 There are several issues that need to be addressed if there is to be widespread acceptance and adoption of VoIP. Currently, the security of VoIP networks is considered one of the barriers that could significantly delay deployment of VoIP networks. This article examines the unique nature of VoIP security requirements and specific VoIP security threats. |
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