The proliferation of Bluetooth mobile device communications into all aspects of modern society raises security questions by both academicians and practitioners. This environment prompted an investigation into the real-world use of Bluetooth protocols along with an analysis of documented security attacks. The experiment discussed in this paper collected data for one week in a local coffee shop. The data collection took about an hour each day and identified 478 distinct devices. The contribution of this research is two-fold. First, it provides insight into real-world Bluetooth protocols that are being utilized by the general public. Second, it provides foundational research that is necessary for future Bluetooth penetration testing research.
@article{arxiv.1808.02153,
title = {Digital Blues: An Investigation into the Use of Bluetooth Protocols},
author = {William Ledbetter and William Bradley Glisson and Todd McDonald and Todd Andel and George Grispos and Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1808.02153},
year = {2018}
}
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Presented at the 17th IEEE International Conference On Trust, Security And Privacy In Computing And Communications (IEEE TrustCom-18) July 31th - August 3rd, 2018, New York, USA