From M/Cyclopedia of New Media
Schwartz, S. (2004) 'Beware, Bluetooth Can Bite: Manufacturers' Lax Attitude to Security leave wireless devices vulnerable', InfoWorld, vol.26, no.30, pp.20. Available: EBSCOhost: Academic Search Elite, ISSN:0199-6649 [Accessed 2/8/03].
- Scwartz's article raises security concerns for the wireless technology so widely used in todays world. There are approximately 250 million bluetooth devices in the world, with such devices often transmitting extremely sensitive data, such as bank account information, personal information, or any corporate information for that matter. With the improvement of bluetooth, class 1 devices have a range of 300 feet. This only raises the level of threat.
- Bluetooth do have a security specification, although unless stated on the box, it is likley this has not been enabled by the manufacturer. The bottom line is this, if companys wish to market such high tech devices, security must be improved.
