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RE: Skype


From: "Ofer Shezaf" <ofers () Breach com>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:02:25 +0200

Nikolaj Wrote:

Any ideas how to profile skype traffic and possibly block it? I've heard
rumors that cisco content switch can detect skype traffic and block in
90% of the cases? Any ideas on this topic and general skype security
risks for the corporate environment?

We had a very interesting presentation in the Recent OWASP Israel 2007
conference about this subject. The presentation given by Omer Dekel based on
his master thesis research:

See "Harvesting Skype Super-Nodes" at
http://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Israel_2007_Conference

~ Ofer Shezaf

Work: ofers () breach com, +972-9-9560036 #212 
Personal: ofer () shezaf com, +972-54-4431119

VP Security Research, Breach Security
Chair, OWASP Israel 
Leader, ModSecurity Core Rule Set Project
Leader, WASC Web Hacking Incidents Database Project





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