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State of the Art: The New Incredible PBX Security Model for Asterisk

State of the Art: The New Incredible PBX Security Model for Asterisk

Monday, August 11, 2014

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About once a year, we try to shine the spotlight on Asterisk® security in hopes of saving lots of organizations and individuals a little bit (or a lot) of money. The problem with open source phone systems is they’re open source phone systems. So the bad guys can figure out how they work just like the good guys. That’s not to suggest that proprietary phone systems are any more secure. They’re not. It just may take the bad guys a… Read More ›

The Definitive VoIP Quickstart Guide: Incredible PBX for the Raspberry Pi B+

The Definitive VoIP Quickstart Guide: Incredible PBX for the Raspberry Pi B+

Monday, July 28, 2014

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[iframe-popup id="3″] Well, we jumped the gun by about a month on our release of an Incredible PBX refresh for the Raspberry Pi. Little did we know that the Raspberry Pi folks were poised to release a terrific new board with better everything for the same $35 original price. The Raspberry Pi B+ makes an even better platform for your very own VoIP PBX. And it’s still less than a ONE HOUR project! 07/01/2019 NEWS FLASH: Just released Incredible PBX… Read More ›

Another Ride on the Wild Side: Introducing Incredible PBX for CentOS 6.5 and 7

Another Ride on the Wild Side: Introducing Incredible PBX for CentOS 6.5 and 7

Monday, July 21, 2014

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If you’re not one to turn down a new challenge and you consider yourself an open source purist, then this Bud’s for you. Last month we introduced the latest and greatest Ubuntu 14 offering with Incredible PBX. And today it’s RedHat’s turn with the brand new CentOS 7. Be forewarned that CentOS 7 is a very different Linux animal than CentOS 6.5, and it’s just two weeks old. RHEL 7 is only six weeks old. There are more than a… Read More ›

The Poor Wise Man's Burglar Alarm System with Asterisk: Under $10/month

The Poor Wise Man’s Burglar Alarm System with Asterisk: Under $10/month

Monday, July 14, 2014

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If you’re like us, spending $50 a month or more on a home security system is a bit like pouring money down the toilet. Add to that the complications of getting one to work reliably with VoIP without spending another $50 a month on a Ma Bell vintage telephone line just adds insult to injury. So perhaps you can share our elation when an email arrived last week announcing Straight Talk’s new Remote Alert System, a $10/month cellular-based system that… Read More ›

Knock Three Times: Pain-Free Remote Access to Your Asterisk or Linux Server

Knock Three Times: Pain-Free Remote Access to Your Asterisk or Linux Server

Monday, July 7, 2014

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No. We’re not going to make you relive the 1970’s with us today although now you can listen to this Number 1 Hit and a million others for free with Amazon’s new Prime Music. No, we don’t get a commission if you sign up for Amazon Prime. Yes, we make millions when you buy something from Amazon using our links. Thank you! What we have for you today is a Number 1 Utility, and it works on virtually any Linux… Read More ›

The Definitive VoIP Quickstart Guide: Incredible PBX for the Raspberry Pi

The Definitive VoIP Quickstart Guide: Incredible PBX for the Raspberry Pi

Monday, June 23, 2014

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It’s been a wild ride with the $35 Raspberry Pi®. Last month, sales of the Raspberry Pi topped three million. And, if you didn’t already know, the Raspberry Pi makes a near perfect platform for your very own VoIP PBX. It’s less than a ONE HOUR project! [iframe-popup id="3″] If you’re new to the party, imagine squeezing a 700 mHz ARM processor with 512MB of RAM, 2 USB ports, a 10/100 Ethernet port, an HDMI port, composite video, a separate… Read More ›

Another Feather in the VoIP Cap: Fedora 20 Comes to PBX in a Flash

Another Feather in the VoIP Cap: Fedora 20 Comes to PBX in a Flash

Monday, June 16, 2014

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Summer has always been the season for experimentation at Nerd Vittles, and 2014 is shaping up to be a banner year. Red Hat® has been a pioneer in all things Linux® so we were anxious to take their latest technologies for a spin. Nothing sums up Fedora™ 20 better than Cubieboard’s graphic (shown above). For those new to open source, Fedora is where the Bleeding Edge action is. If you like roller coasters and fast cars, then you’ll feel right… Read More ›

Top 3 Asterisk Security Tips for 2014: WhiteLists, WhiteLists, and WhiteLists

Top 3 Asterisk Security Tips for 2014: WhiteLists, WhiteLists, and WhiteLists

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

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We’ve devoted a lot of energy to Asterisk security over the years with our Primer on Avoiding the $100,000 Phone Bill and our 20 Failsafe Tips and our SIP Navigation Guide plus numerous tutorials on deployment of Virtual Private Networks to secure your servers and phones including NeoRouter, PPTP, and Easy OpenVPN among others. But, when it comes to ease of installation and use with rock-solid security, nothing comes close to deployment of WhiteLists with the IPtables Linux firewall that’s… Read More ›

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