[VOIPSEC] Blue Box Podcast #56 up with voice encryption mini-tutorial, Skype worm, McAfee Sage Journal, VoIP security news and more... - and a word of thanks

[dan_york at Mitel.com]

VOIPSEC readers,

Late last night I posted Blue Box Podcast #56:

  http://www.blueboxpodcast.com/2007/04/blue_box_56_voi.html

With this episode, Jonathan and I are starting to include a new segment 
where we give a "mini-tutorial" on a particular topic related to best 
practices.  In this episode, we covered voice encryption.  In the next 
(already recorded yesterday) episode, we cover call signaling encryption. 
Basically trying to answer briefly why you need to be concerned and what 
the major ways are to address the issue.  We're going to continue that 
segment over the next episodes.  We also cover the usual review of VoIP 
security news, listener comments, etc.

One note - proving that I should be in bed at 10:45pm instead of posting 
podcasts, I inadvertently deleted the link enclosure tag that clues 
podcatchers (like iTunes) into which media file to download.  As a result, 
any of you who subscribe and had your podcatcher automagically download 
last night will now have your very own copy of McAfee's Sage Journal PDF 
file... but you won't have Blue Box #56.  I fixed the link this morning, 
but if you got the PDF file, you'll unfortunately have to manually 
download or listen from the website.


A final note - Blue Box crossed a bit of a milestone this morning when we 
had the 100,000th download of our episodes:

  http://www.blueboxpodcast.com/2007/04/crossing_the_10.html

In the world of mainstream media, that number is hardly worth mentioning, 
but in the new and emerging medium of podcasting it's something to mark. 
Over our 74 episodes (including special editions), that averages out to 
about 1,351 downloads per show (and it's higher on more recent shows)... 
which, to me, does definitely speak to the power of the medium to reach 
niche audiences.

Many thanks to all of you who have listened, commented and contributed in 
so many ways.  Jonathan and I continue to be delighted by the response 
we've seen and are pleased with how it has helped (and continues to help) 
further the mission of VOIPSA in stimulating discussion around VoIP 
security.

Thanks,
Dan