There is still some debate in the SIP community about the best way to protect the service, and whether there's really a need for Session Border Controllers. Are they good or evil? This presentation will focus on the current practice for carrier VoIP security, the need and role for Session Border Controllers, and some lessons learned from current deployments.

About the Presenter
Hadriel is a Senior Product Manager for Acme Packet. Don't worry though - he may be a Product Manager but he's technical. He is also a Solutions Architect within the VoIP Security Architecture group of Acme Packet, in charge of SIP security and attack protection. Prior to Acme Packet, he was a Senior Product Manager at Avici Systems, and before that he was a Senior Managing Engineer in the innovations lab research group of Nortel Networks, in charge of a group responsible for VoIP interoperability and standards compliance.