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www.arcbus.com ISSA June 2005 Luncheon Are You Ready for VOIP? Tim McCreight – CISSP CPP ARC Business Solutions Inc.
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www.arcbus.com Warning: This presentation contains violence, coarse language, mature themes and honest opinions. Viewer discretion is advised.
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www.arcbus.com Agenda Introduction to VoIP Marketing Pitch Security Concerns What you should be asking… Question and Answer Session
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VOIP in the News
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www.arcbus.com Intro to VOIP - Internet Uses an analog phone & adaptor Can use a PC Plugs into DSL or broadband Connects to other IP users, or PSTN Examples: Vonage, Skype
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www.arcbus.com Intro to VoIP – IP PBX Platform resides on your premise Makes use of existing infrastructure Blends data and voice within your network Separates traffic to the PSTN Security is primarily your concern
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www.arcbus.com Intro to VoIP – Hosted Solution Platform is now hosted by your IXC/ILEC/CLEC You share an access point with the Service Provider Blends data and voice from your network to the SP SP’s security now becomes a critical component Image available from www.networkmagazine.com, January 2004 issue
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www.arcbus.com Hosted IP Scenario - Example
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www.arcbus.com “Have we got a deal for you…” One network No additional CAPEX Cost savings on staff and network Mobility Cool features! Help for road warriors Advanced feature sets Not quite 5 9’s, but close…
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www.arcbus.com Those Mysterious 9’s 99.999 percent uptime = 5 minutes unscheduled outage in one year 99.9 percent uptime = 8.8 HOURS of unscheduled outage 99 percent uptime = 87.6 HOURS of unscheduled outage
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www.arcbus.com …And now the bad news… User expectations E911 concerns and limitations Man in the middle attacks, et al. Network congestion DDOS vulnerabilities Spam over Internet Telephony (SPiT) SIP/H.323 Vulnerabilities
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www.arcbus.com More Security Concerns Impersonation, LD fraud Packet inspection – ntwk and app layer Remote access – yours and vendors Insecure paths Policies and procedures Vendor response and security Network monitoring
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www.arcbus.com What You Should Be Asking Service Level Agreements Security Defenses in Place – at Carrier Security Operation Centre – at Carrier CIRT Team in place – at Carrier and you! Response to Incidents by Carrier Protection from other customers within Carrier network Fraud protection
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www.arcbus.com …more Questions Cost to upgrade IS/IT equipment for QoS, PoE, etc. throughout your network Appropriate firewall at YOUR perimeter, to monitor traffic between you and the carrier What controls do YOU have in place: AV, IDS, patch management, policies… E911 issues: mitigation strategies, etc.
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www.arcbus.com Q & A Session
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Presented By: Tim McCreight, CISSP CPP Director, Security Consulting Division ARC Business Solutions Inc. (780)702-5022 ext. 106 tmccreight@arcbus.com
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