The securelogix software he is buying acts as a voice application firewall and seeks denialofservice dos attacks launched via session initiation. Bw securelogix cto to discuss best practices in securing. Program at the avaya solution and interoperability test lab. Etm enterprise telephony management system securelogix. Securelogix provides voice network security and automated call authentication for contact centers and voice networks to stop robocalls and spoofing. Voip firewalls new line of defense flurry of voipaware devices from vendors such securelogix and borderware monitor traffic and minimize risk. Securelogix has been selling voice firewalls for over six years and is no stranger to voip security. Security guide for cisco unified communications manager, release 12. Voice network attacks are on the rise and becoming more sophisticated. My impression from researching is that using a firewall is not as good as an sbc and harder to manage but that is only my impression from what i have read. Comparative studies performed by securelogix on customer networks have revealed that realtime phone line monitoring by a voice firewall identifies 5to10 times the number of modems found by scanners or war dialers.
Inexpensive or free sip access, free and powerful pbx software such as asterisk and call generators have. Etm system voice network security platform securelogix. Scanners, unlike voice firewalls, provide no means to continuously monitor and block unauthorized modem connections in real time. It truly unifies the security of voice uc traffic and infrastructure across the entire enterprise. Securelogix president lee sutterfield to speak at 21st. Security guide for cisco unified communications manager. How cisco and securelogix deliver a joint voice policy solution. Securelogix enterprise telephony management etm, telewall telecommunications firewall application, software release 3.
Securelogix enterprise telephony management etm system. I prefer to use a real firewall that microsoft doesnt mess with is all. Securelogix is a unified communications intelligence and security company building firstofkind solutions that secure enterprise telecom resources from attack and abuse and simplify voice network. These granular security and usage policies alert or prevent abusive or malicious use of your enterprise voice resources by internal or external callers. Voice firewallprovides voicenetwork access and usage monitoring and realtime attack detection and mitigations for individual calls via blocking, alerting, or call redirection. Securelogix solutions are currently securing and managing over two million enterprise phone lines. Unfortunately, in spite of its substantial cost, war. Comstor, the ciscospecialist arm of network and security distie westcon, has added voice and unified communications security vendor securelogix to its global line card in a bid to establish a. The voice firewall logs, monitors, and controls all inboundoutbound voice network activity on a percall basis through userdefined call access control cac policies. Etm security policies are configured as sets of voice firewall or voice intrusion protection system ips rules.
These granular usage policies can alert or prevent abusive. The firewalls can run in series, in parallel, or in a demilitarized zone dmz host configuration. Application notes for the securelogix enterprise telephony. And traditional methods of contact center call authentication are costly and increasingly. Voice firewalls the next compelling technology david. Enterprise voice network security solutions securelogix. Now, firewalls for your phones software and standalone appliances close the back door of insecure or unauthorized modems.
Cisco sre modules and software infrastructure enable remote deployment and ondemand hosting of cisco, thirdparty, and custom applications. Theyre basically placing lots and lots of robocalls or they might have an open source piece of software with some call generation capabilities and theyll use voice over ip access in the voice network to get the calls in the network. The voice firewall logs, filters, and controls all inbound outbound voice network activity on a percall basis based on userdefined call admission control cac policies. We deliver a unified voice network security and call verification solution. Cybershark takes blackstratus proven security and compliance platform, trusted by thousands of customers, and delivers it at a fraction of the cost in the cloud. In addition to colliers presentation, securelogix will exhibit the voice voip firewall and intrusion prevention capabilities of the companys etmr enterprise telephony management system at. Telephony management system etm, which features usage and infrastructure management applications and firewall protection. Securelogix technologies are currently protecting and managing over halfamillion phone lines for smalltolarge. Application notes for securelogix enterprise telephony. Weekdays from 7am 5pm north american central time direct support line.
Securelogix displayed a new version of its enterprise telephony management system, which is. The securelogix etm system provides universal, realtime, adaptive voice policybased security that integrates with existing telecom equipment, including all brands of sbcs, gateways, and ippbxs, to allow your enterprise to manage and mitigate the voice security threats that, if ignored, could cripple the voice network. The companys products include its flagship enterprise telephony management system etm, which features usage and infrastructure management applications and firewall protection. Some of the most trusted organizations in the world trust securelogix to protect their voice networks and contact centers from callbased attacks and cyberse. Comstor securelogix deal to address voice security market. Securelogix secures voice and uc networks and lowers corporate expenses to. Existing tdm voice firewall products, which currently secure and monitor legacy, circuitswitched voice, are poised to more logically and effectively extend their inherent realtime security services to support voip. Identifiers uris accessible to all of the etm applications. Communication manager and the securelogix enterprise telephony management etm. Securelogix cto mark collier noted that he pointed out to his panel that while voip systems are vulnerable, the threat to them is still moderate, because there isnt a. Contact securelogix to talk with a voice security expert, request a demo, or learn more about partnership opportunities. It protects you and your customers from call attacks and authenticates inbound calls through a smart and affordable autoauthentication solution that is truly scalable across your entire contact center and enterprise.
Voice over ip and firewalls 24 february 2005 6 if a separate voip firewall is used to augment the traditional data firewall, there are multiple configurations available to allow the two to work together. The voice firewall enables you to create rulesbased policies to control call traffic in real time, by allowing calls to go through or terminating them based on call criteria you specify. When deployed as part of the force field managed service, the etm system secures enterprise voice networks and contact centers from tdos attacks, toll fraud, call pumping and other threats. The voice firewall is a critical component of your regulatory information security compliance. This includes technologies deployed as software on vms within vacontrolled cloud.
A servicesready deployment model decouples the cisco sre hardware from the application software, enabling you to provision applications on the module remotely at any time. A new class of voip firewalls or session border controllers is also emerging to provide basic security services for voip. Build a sustainable socasaservice business without investing in. The companys etmr system is a comprehensive solution that provides firewall security, performance monitoring, call reporting and call recording for enterprise voice networks.
Voice firewall technology addresses age old vulnerabilities voice firewalls provide a lockdown mechanism for containment, eradication and recovery for the other half of the enterprise communications network during malicious software outbreaks and network attacks voice incident response falls neatly within the construct for traditional. Viola networks released its netally software for measuring ip voice quality over a lan or wan. Millisecond time to open portal through firewall for authenticated phone numbers. Application notes for the securelogix enterprise telephony management system with avaya communication manager issue 1. In addition, it provides realtime detection and prevention of fraudulent, abusive, or operationally relevant call patterns, including. Traditional ip firewalls or session border controllers sbcs esbcs, on their own cannot adequately support such dynamic voice security policies, as they are. The firewalls can run in series, in parallel, or in. Voip security vendors debut new tools network world. The securelogix system is a pbx independent, centrally managed platform that ipenables any private voice network so that security and. The securelogix enterprise telephony management etm system secures an enterprise voice network edge and lowers telecom expenses through realtime prevention of timedivision multiplexing tdm and voice over internet protocol voip attacks, fraud, unauthorized network access and usage, and service disruption and abuse. Nortel, securelogix partner for voice security according to nortel, the voice security services solution combines securelogix technology with nortels voice and security tools to. The etm system is an enterprise voice network security platform designed and built by the call security experts at securelogix. Securelogix provides full voice network security and auto call authentication. The system is capable of operating in conjunction with a private branch exchange pbx, but is not required to do so.