Managing Bluetooth risks in the workplace

Author

Podhradsky, Ashley L. ; Casey, Cindy ; Ceretti, Peter

Author_Institution

Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA

fYear

2012

fDate

18-20 April 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

9

Abstract

Bluetooth technology (BT) and the inherent security vulnerabilities it introduces into business domains are often overlooked when security policies are developed. While organizations spend the lion´s share of their IT budgets on Intrusion Prevention/Detection Systems (IPS/IDS) to protect their wired networks and Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology to secure wireless data in motion (DIM), Bluetooth security is often disregarded. However, the International Data Corporation (IDC) projected that global Bluetooth short-wave wire semiconductor revenue will triple from $1.7 billion in 2007, to $3.3 billion by 2012 [1]. After a brief history of Bluetooth technology, researchers will examine how Bluetooth works, its vulnerabilities, and how these vulnerabilities can be exploited.

Keywords

Bluetooth; computer network reliability; computer network security; risk management; virtual private networks; Bluetooth risk management; Bluetooth security; Bluetooth technology; DIM security; IDC; IPS-IDS; IT budgets; International Data Corporation; VPN technology; business domains; global Bluetooth short-wave wire semiconductor revenue; intrusion prevention-detection systems; security vulnerability; virtual private network; wired networks; wireless data-in-motion security; workplace; Bluetooth; Computer hacking; Peer to peer computing; Protocols; Wireless communication; Bluetooth; Cellular Phones; Honeypots; IT Security Policies; Network Forensics; Security; Wireless Technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Telecommunications Symposium (WTS), 2012

Conference_Location

London

ISSN

1934-5070

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0579-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WTS.2012.6266076

Filename

6266076