Dan; I totally agree with you on where the industry is headed and we will get there. Encryption has definitely become a MUST-HAVE with the technology change to connectionless vs. timeslot-oriented network. However, we are not there yet. Where there is a will, there is a way... on both sides of the coin, unfortunately.
Although some individuals are just seeing the light, security is king, in communications, and it has been for a long time. I recall designing VSAT systems for major corporations in the 80's, for both voice and data applications. Their #1 priority was encryption on both. Along with this, network isolation and ingress points MUST be key components to the design of the deployment &/or service offering to protect both your customer and YOUR network. This has been a great discussion on a very important topic. Kidd On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Dan York <[email protected]> wrote: > This is generally true if the calls are *unencrypted* on VoIP... > > On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 2:20 PM, Kidd Filby <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Also folks, don't forget, the same outcome of recording someone's call is >> MUCH easier to accomplish once it is VoIP. IMHO, of course. ;-) >> > > ... BUT... what's fascinating is the recent rise in end-to-end (e2e) > encryption among IP-based communications platforms that include voice. > > WhatsApp, for instance, just completed the rollout of e2e encryption on > April 5, and not just for messaging, but also for voice and video calls as > well as file transfers ( > https://blog.whatsapp.com/10000618/end-to-end-encryption ). Just > yesterday the team behind Viber announced that they will soon have e2e > encryption for all clients. The app Wire ( http://wire.com ) also does > e2e encryption for voice, video and group chats. > > In a US Congress hearing this week, a Congressman asked a Dept of Homeland > Security representative if e2e encryption available in apps would have > prevented this interception that happened via SS7. The DHS answer was that > it would mitigate the interception of the content, although the location > meta-data would still be available. (You can view the exchange via the > link in this tweet: > https://twitter.com/csoghoian/status/722854012567969794 ) > > The end result is that we're definitely moving to a space where the > communication over IP-based solutions will wind up being far more secure > than what we had before. > > Interesting times, > Dan > > -- > > Dan York > [email protected] +1-802-735-1624 Skype:danyork > My writing -> http://www.danyork.me/ > http://www.danyork.com/ > http://twitter.com/danyork > -- Kidd Filby 661.557.5640 (C) http://www.linkedin.com/in/kiddfilby
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