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
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