Practical VoIP Security--latest from Syngress

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Syngress Publishing Announces Publication 
of "Practical VoIP Security"

Book Provides Hand-On Guide to Voice over IP Security


Rockland, MA--Syngress Publishing, Inc., today announced
the publication of Practical VoIP Security (ISBN: 1597490601), written by
Thomas Porter.

This book was written for the thousands of IT professionals--from CIOs to
circuit-switched telecom engineers--who are now responsible for deploying
and maintaining secure VoIP networks. The book explains the impact on
their VoIP networks of PSTN, SIP, H.323, firewalls, NAT, encryption, and
the regulatory environment. Coverage includes evaluation, design,
integration, and management of VoIP networking components, including IP
telephones, gateways, gatekeepers, registration servers, media servers,
and proxy servers. Throughout the book, the authors rely on their
extensive real-world experience to provide readers with practical
applications and solutions.

Inside the book coverage:
-VoIP Isn't Just Another Data Protocol
 IP telephony uses the Internet architecture, similar to any other data
 application. However, from a security administrator's point of view,
 VoIP is different. Understand why. 

-What Functionality Is Gained, Degraded, or Enhanced on a VoIP
 Network?
 Find out the issues associated with quality of service, emergency 911
 service, and the major benefits of VoIP.

-The Security Considerations of Voice Messaging
 Learn about the types of security attacks you need to protect against
 within your voice messaging system.

-VoIP and the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
 Understand PSTN: what is it, and how does it work?

-VoIP Communication Architectures
 See how products like Skype, H.248, IAX, and Microsoft Live Communications
 Server 2005 help shape the VoIP landscape.

-The Support Protocols of VoIP Environments
 Learn the services, features, and security implications of DNS, TFTP,
 HTTP, SNMP, DHCP, RSVP, SDP, and SKINNY.

-Securing the Whole VoIP Infrastructure
 Your guide to Denial-of-Service attacks, VoIP service disruption, call
 hijacking and interception, H.323-specific attacks, and SIP-specific
 attacks.

-Authorized Access Begins with Authentication
 Learn the methods of verifying both the user identity and the device
 identity in order to secure a VoIP network.

-Secure Internet Mail
 See how S/MIME provides cryptographic security services for electronic
 messaging applications.

Book Details:
Practical VoIP Security
By Thomas Porter
ISBN: 1597490601
PRICE: $49.95 U.S.
PAGE COUNT: 608 PP


About the Authors
Thomas Porter, Ph.D. (CISSP, IAM, CCNP, CCDA, CCNA, ACE, CCSA, CCSE, and
MCSE) is the Lead Security Architect in Avaya's Consulting & Systems
Integration Practice. He also serves as Director of Network Security for
the FIFA World Cup 2006. Porter has spent over 10 years in the networking
and security industry as a consultant, speaker, and developer of security
tools. Porter's current technical interests include VoIP security,
development of embedded microcontroller and FPGA Ethernet tools, and
H.323/SIP vulnerability test environments. He is a member of the IEEE and
OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information
Standards). Porter recently published Foundation articles for
SecurityFocus titled "H.323 Mediated Voice over IP: Protocols,
Vulnerabilities, and Remediation" and "Perils of Deep Packet
Inspection." Tom lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 

Background Information
Syngress Publishing (www.syngress.com), headquartered in Rockland,
Massachusetts, is an independent publisher of print and electronic
reference materials for Information Technology professionals seeking skill
enhancement and career advancement. Distributed throughout Europe, Asia,
and the U.S. and Canada, Syngress titles have been translated into twenty
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