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Security threats raise concerns about Bluetooth
http://www.computerworld.com/

Information technology managers are tightening controls on
Bluetooth-enabled devices on their networks as vendors recommend that users
guard such devices as they would a wireless network. Mortgage lender
HomeBanc discovered that laptops being prepared for remote workers came
with Bluetooth transmitters activated as a default setting. The Bluetooth
Special Interest Group (SIG) plans to outline the dangers of 'bluesnarfing'
and 'bluejacking' attacks, to describe available patches, and to announce
initiatives to make Bluetooth more secure. An SIG spokesman argues that
only a small number of Sony Ericsson and Nokia cell phones are vulnerable
to bluesnarfing, and that Bluetooth is one of the most secure forms of
wireless given its short transmission range and 128-bit encryption. IT
managers may have a hard time controlling Bluetooth proliferation in their
offices, since it is included on such devices as cell phones, which are
controlled by employees rather than the company. Many !
IT managers are unaware of Bluetooth's widespread use.

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