AirMagnet today released a software tool that allows users to find nearby devices with Bluetooth wireless technology. The software works similar to a Wi-Fi access point scanner and provides a picture of Bluetooth activity within a range of 300 feet, including interconnections between Bluetooth devices and all services on those devices.
While some threats to Bluetooth devices - such as the "Cabir" worm and the "Car Whisperer" - have emerged in recent months, the real world security risk that comes with Bluetooth is unclear at this time. At least for now, the usability of AirMagnet's "BlueSweep" or Network Chemistry's "BlueScanner" is limited. Dean Au, chief executive officer of AirMagnet, believes that Bluetooth devices will become a bigger target for hackers" as the penetration of the technology grows. The software is able to provide a sense of security to users, he said: "BlueSweep gives Bluetooth users a way to know if their devices are vulnerable."
Somehow we feel that hackers aiming at Bluetooth devices may have a different idea about the usability of BlueSweep - even if it looks more like an innocent network toy today.
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TG Daily
Oct 27, 2005, 02:46 AM
