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2009/2010 Meeting Dates

    Mon, Sept 21;     Mon, Oct 12;     Tues, Nov 10;     Tues, Dec 8, 2009;
    Tues, Jan 12;       Mon, Feb 1;     Tues, Mar 9;       Mon, Apr 5;   &   Tues, May 11, 2010.

LOCATION: National Electronics Museum

            1745 W. Nursery Rd., Linthicum, MD

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December Meeting - Tuesday, December 8th

Carrier VoIP Security
    Steven L. Spak,
    Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
    Verizon Communications
         

    Past Meetings

Marking Time: Credible measurement in the time domain     September 2009
   Dr. Marc Damashek, National Security Agency

Random key graphs and the pre-distribution scheme of Eschenauer and Gligor    October 2009
    Armand M. Makowski, University of Maryland at College Park

Assured Connectivity and Resiliency in Directional Wireless Networks     November 2009
    Anurag Dwivedi, PhD; Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory


Tuesday
December 8 2009
5:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Title:

    Carrier VoIP Security

Presenter:
    Steven L. Spak,
    Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
    Verizon Communications

Abstract:

    The coming international network migration to IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) infrastructure will depend heavily upon SIP (Session Initiation Protocol). Carrier experience with SIP in pre-IMS VoIP deployments have highlighted the complexity their suppliers encounter in implementing robust SIP platforms. The security mechanisms specified within the SIP standard must be supplemented by special network engineering and security management in order to maximize network and resource availability.


BIOGRAPHY:

    Steve has been employed by Verizon for over 20 years, holding positions of increasing responsibility in the Engineering and Technology organizations. He currently is responsible for network security architecture and design in the office of the CTO. Currently Steve is the lead VoIP security architect for Verizon’s FiOS Infrastructure. Earlier in his career at Verizon, Steve was responsible for designing and implementing custom services for enterprise and government customers involving microwave radio, fiberoptic highspeed, and dependant subsystems for data and video. Also during his tenure at Verizon, he was a Principal Investigator for DARPA’s Next Generation Internet Program and was also recognized by DARPA for his involvement in the MONET (Multiwavelength Optical Network) and AON (All-Optical Network) programs. Steve has worked extensively with a variety of technologies in the field and brings a wealth of implementation experience in carrier network infrastructure and possesses a unique depth of knowledge in many aspects of network security.

    Steve received B.S.E.E. (summa cum laude) and M.S.E.E. degrees from the George Washington University and is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and IEEE.

Presentation commences at 6:00PM, food available at 5:30PM

 

 

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