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U.S., European Views of In-Flight Cell Calls: No! Oui?

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2008-04-19 20:02:07 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...calls can't be made over the U.S.: Three House Transportation Committee members, including long-time rep Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), are pushing Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace: HANG UP. Cute. Congresscritters are well aware of the vagaries of flight. For most representatives, who are typically not wealthy, it's routine to travel couch as...
 
Tags: calls, flight, simultaneous calls, mobile calls, voice calls, prevents in-flight calls, test, house transportation committee, test configuration
 
 
 
 
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Blue Box #85: Internet phone calls and terrorism, Georgia Tech report on Emerging Cyber Security Threats, phone jamming, 802.1X-REV, 802.1AE, VoIP sec

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2008-10-23 14:42:12 by HASH0x8b6d2d8 in Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast
 
...calls and terrorism, Georgia Tech report on Emerging Cyber Security Threats, phone jamming, 802.1X-REV, 802.1AE, VoIP security news and more Welcome to Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast #85, a 32-minute podcast from Dan York and Jonathan Zar covering VoIP security news, comments and opinions Download the show here (MP3, 15 MB) or subscribe...
 
Tags: voip, voip security news, internet phone calls, phone, voip calls, blue box, voip security podcast, podcast, georgia tech report
 
 
 
 
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Skype won't say if it decrypts VoIP calls

2008-08-05 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Skype has reportedly taken extreme measures to prevent reverse engineering of its client software to determine the details of its encrypted network traffic and whether or not keys are available to decrypt and listen in on phone calls -- although one report says Austrian officials have had no problem in legally tapping in on some calls
 
Tags: calls, phone calls, network traffic, client software, extreme measures, prevent reverse, austrian officials, skype, determine
 
 
 
 
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Over 400 Calls Made Using Hacked Federal Emergency Management Agency PBX Network

2008-08-21 16:25:32 by CyberInsecure in CyberInsecure.com
 
A hacker broke into a Homeland Security Department telephone system over the weekend and racked up about $12,000 in calls to the Middle East and Asia. The hacker made more than 400 calls on a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) voicemail system in Emmitsburg, Md., on Saturday and Sunday, according to FEMA spokesman Tom Olshanski. The
 
Tags: calls, middle east, hacker, voicemail system, sunday, weekend, fema, saturday, asia
 
 
 
 
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Bush calls on congress to extend telecom spying provisions

2008-01-29 00:00:00 by Martyn Williams in Network World on Security
 
U.S. President George Bush called on Congress Monday night to broaden protection for telecommunications carriers that helped the government monitor phone calls and e-mail
 
Tags: congress monday night, president george bush, protection, e-mail, carriers
 
 
 
 
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GSM phone calls cracked for $1,000 a time

2008-02-21 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b2bd14 in Network World on Security
 
Two enterprising researchers claim to have figured out a way to eavesdrop on calls made using GSM mobile phones, cracking open its much-vaunted encryption
 
Tags: gsm mobile phones, calls, researchers claim, eavesdrop, encryption
 
 
 
 
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Banning function calls, assurance, and retrofitting

2008-03-18 19:48:00 by Security Retentive in Security Retentive
 
...calls, or call them out in findings in a static analyzer, you're treading a fine line with your developers and the people you're going to ask to go and clean up the old code you have around. You can choose to go several routes File defects against the old code for any use of a banned function, without investigating the specific use File...
 
Tags: code review experience, code, security sensitive context, context, security critical context, unsafe context, static analyzer, file defects, rand
 
 
 
 
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Cellcrypt touts ultra-secure mobile calls

2008-05-12 00:00:00 by HASH0x8473748 in Network World on Security
 
U.K. 'stealth mode' startup Cellcrypt has started touting a new encryption system that sets out to solve a security problem most companies would rather not think about -- insecure mobile phone calls
 
Tags: stealth mode, encryption system, startup cellcrypt, sets, solve, security, companies
 
 
 
 
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Deutsche Telekom To Investigate Monitored Journalist Calls

2008-05-27 12:26:00 by Associated Press in Wired Security
 
Deutsche Telekom is accused of monitoring calls involving managers and journalists to trace potential leaks; CEO Rene Obermann pledges a thorough investigation and "severe consequences" if any laws were broken
 
Tags: deutsche telekom, trace potential leaks, severe consequences, calls, journalists, laws, managers, investigation