• DocumentCode
    1393801
  • Title

    Taming the Blue Beast: A Survey of Bluetooth Based Threats

  • Author

    Dunning, John Paul

  • Author_Institution
    Virginia Tech
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    20
  • Lastpage
    27
  • Abstract
    As Bluetooth finds its way into millions of devices worldwide, it also becomes a prime target for hackers. The author presents a taxonomy for threats against Bluetooth-enabled devices, describes several of these threats, and identifies steps for threat mitigation.
  • Keywords
    Bluetooth; telecommunication security; Bluetooth based threats; Bluetooth enabled devices; hackers; threat mitigation; Bluetooth; hacking; mobile computing; security taxonomy; wireless communications;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Security & Privacy, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7993
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSP.2010.3
  • Filename
    5396321