VoIP Security - Get involved !

It wont be an overstatement if one says the popularity of voip technology is soaring. More and more people and companies and joining the voip train everyday. With the enormous cost sayings and new functionalities provided by this amazing technology one is not surprise why this is the case. But this also bring lots of new security issues to the fore, security issues like eavesdropping, call pattern tracking, conversation reconstruction etc have to be taken into consideration during voip deployment. This is why i was very happy when i came across VoIP Security Alliance (VOIPSA). VOIPSA is a non profit organization which aims to fill the void of voip security related resources through a unique collaboration of VoIP and information security vendors, providers and thought leaders. Membership of VOIPSA is open to both individuals and organisations. They have two working groups namely Treat Taxonomy and Security Requirements. The Treat Taxonomy working group is responsible for defining and identifying the potential VoIP deployment security threats, while the Security requirement working group is concerned with defining the security requirements across the wide spectrum of a VoIP ecosystem. I have contacted the Treaty Taxonomy working group leader about joining the group and i hope to start contributing my own quota to the efforts of VOIPSA soon. So if you want to be one of the people helping to make our communications secure go to VOIPSA Website and join a working group of your choice or tell them about your organization and they will let you know how you can get involved.