Re: Converged Network Assessment

[Bob Radvanovsky <rsradvan () unixworks net>]

Actually, it could go either way.  The latest thing within the IT and security industries is "standardization".  For 
the security industries, this means converging physical, cyber and policy management security together.  For the IT 
industries, this means converging telephone (VoIP), video, and networking together.

This makes sense that what they're offering is a complete suite of networking assessments for telephony, video and 
network (data).  They're taking advantage of the "convergence movement" lately, and utilizing it as a method of a 
one-stop-shopping for assessing ALL technologies under ONE quote.

Makes sense, doesn't it?

Bob Radvanovsky, CISM, CIFI, REM, CIPS
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----- Original Message -----
From: joseph () cibir net
To: pen-test () securityfocus com
Subject: Converged Network Assessment


> I am newbie in the field of security, and stumbled across a security company
> advertising that they conduct Converged Network Assessments.
> As they describe the assessment focuses on both the voice and the data
> network, in order to expose any new security holes created by a converged
> network.
>  
> •The assessment covers: 
> –    External Security Assessment 
> –    Internal Security Assessment 
> –    PBX Assessment 
> –    Adjunct Assessment 
> –    Wireless Assessment 
> –    Bluetooth Assessment 
> –    Rogue Modem Assessment 
> –    IDS Assessment 
> –    SAN’s Assessment 
> –    VoIP Assessment 
> –    Penetration testing 
>
> So can someone provide me a honest answer to what a Converged Network
> Assessment is, it sounds like a lot of marketing speak.
>
> thx
>
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