The Asterisk PBX platform has been around for nine years and has drawn interest from a wide range of end users as well as businesses looking to expand on the basic software or add peripherals to make ...

Editor's note: This article is based in large part on information provided by Mark Spencer and Digium. I recently had a reason to approve a purchase of a new phone system for a small company. Twenty ...

A vulnerability in the Asterisk PBX server that enables an attacker to gain complete control of a PBX system has been discovered by an Australian and New Zealand security outfit ...

I’ve had a phone line free household since I first got a cell phone. Being free from the wires works fairly well, but it has some limitations. To me the cellular phone is like a personal accessory, so ...

Some open-source projects have a certain perverse economic madness about them. For example, as I wrote about last month, you can use $600–$700 US worth of hardware and MythTV to re-create the TiVo box ...

Open-source PBX software that runs under Linux and other Unix variants on a variety of hardware, including x86, PowerPC, POWER and Xscale. Supporting traditional telephony (TDM) as well as voice over ...

If you've ever wanted more control over incoming phone calls at home or at the office, setting up a PBX system could be the solution, and Geek.com's John Rogers has a tutorial for you. He explains ...

The Asterisk PBX platform has been around for nine years and has drawn interest from a wide range of end users and businesses looking to expand on the basic software or add peripherals to make it more ...

A vulnerability in the Asterisk private branch exchange (PBX) server that enables an attacker to gain complete control of a PBX system has been discovered by an Australian and New Zealand security ...

Version 1.4, currently in development, is not affected. Boileau said the vulnerability lies before the calls are authorized within the PBX and is restricted to a vulnerability within the Asterisk ...