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tekVizion Sponsoring and
Speaking at VoIP Security Workshop
Workshop to Address Critical Issues Facing Government and Enterprise
RICHARDSON, TX (May 17, 2005) – tekVizion™
PVS, Inc., the new standard for systems integration, announced
today that it is one of the co-sponsors of a workshop on securing
VoIP Networks, to be held June 1-2 in Washington DC.
This 2nd Workshop on Securing Voice over IP, hosted by the Cyber
Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), aims to engage government stakeholders,
academic researchers and industry leaders in discussions about
the technical challenges and implications to policy and law of
securing VoIP networks. The workshop will focus on identifying
critical issues surrounding VoIP security, as well as identifying
and brainstorming solutions to these issues. Organizers hope to
leave the conference with an action plan to provide more research
into the issues identified, including a plan to develop a nationwide
research network. The network would be used by universities and
others to develop and test new techniques and algorithms for preventing,
identifying, tracing, isolating and recovering from attacks on
VoIP networks.
“IP-enabled technologies such as VoIP hold enormous promise
for government and enterprise organizations. As we look to take
advantage of the many benefits of IP communications, it is important
that we also proactively address challenges associated with secure
and reliable deployment of VoIP given the importance of our telecommunications
networks to our economy and our homeland security,” said
Paul B. Kurtz, executive director of the Cyber Security Industry
Alliance. “For this reason, CSIA is hosting this workshop,
which will bring together leading experts on VoIP deployment and
security to address the technology, research, regulatory and public
policy issues presented by VoIP.”
"A low-end PC launching a denial of service attack can bring
down an entire enterprise VoIP system within a few minutes,"
said Ram Dantu, program workshop chair and assistant professor
at the University of North Texas department of engineering and
computer science. “While some vendors are providing point
solutions, what is needed is a layered approach to network security.
Networks need several devices providing different aspects of network
security and communicating potential threats to one another in
real time. This is one of the topics that will be explored at
the workshop.”
In addition to co-sponsoring the event, tekVizion’s Jim
Deerman will be presenting an overview of VoIP at the beginning
of the conference. Deerman has over 20 years experience spanning
security, networking and VoIP technologies at companies including
Netrake, Ericsson, ODS Networks (now Intrusion.com), Efficient
Networks and E-Systems. Other sponsors of the workshop include
BearingPoint, the International Packet Communications Consortium
(IPCC), Kagoor Networks, Kayote Networks, Nextone, Quovia, Ranch
Networks and VoIPshield Systems.
“As an integrator, we address all aspects of our customer’s
VoIP deployments”, said Lee Phillips, Sr., chief executive
officer of tekVizion. “Security is not an afterthought,
but rather a crucial element that must be designed into the network.
We strive to stay at the forefront of issues surrounding security,
and this workshop is an important event for VoIP security research.”
The workshop is free to government participants; registration
for non-government attendees is $195. Participants can register
online at http://pfidc.com/voip/register.htm.
About tekVizion PVS, Inc.
tekVizion (www.tekvizion.com) is setting the new standard for
systems integration in the telecommunications industry. tekVizion
Labs™ is the first interoperability certification lab of
its kind, and tekVizion’s suite of FastForwardSM services
helps service providers achieve a smooth transition to packet-voice
networks, speeding delivery of integrated services. tekVizion
leverages its real-world, multi-vendor integration and test experience
and proven processes to provide leading vendors, carriers, and
enhanced service providers with solutions that meld legacy and
next-generation resources. tekVizion’s headquarters, along
with a state-of-the-art test lab and Executive Briefing Center,
is located in the Telecom Corridor® in Richardson, Texas.
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