Bluetooth Scare a Load of Hooey

Bluetooth Scare a Load of Hooey
By Guy Kewney
May 12, 2004

Traditionally, security consultants have made a passable living by frightening ignorant managers with security holes. Then they charge money to fix them.

Recently, Britain's government instructed members of Parliament to disable the Bluetooth functions on their cellphones because of the dangers of "bluesnarfing," so it must be a real threat, right?

Well, technically, it is. The idea of snarfing—grabbing files from someone else's store without their permission (and preferably, without their knowledge!)—is an old one, and there are some cellphones that can have their data purloined over Bluetooth.

InformationWeek > Wireless Networking > Management: The New Wireless Challenge > May 10, 2004

Management: The New Wireless Challenge May 10, 2004

Vendors roll out tools to help businesses manage growing networks
By David M. Ewalt

Wireless networking isn't an emerging technology anymore--most businesses have got at least one wireless access point up and running. But there's a big difference between supporting a wireless-ready conference room and supporting wireless throughout a building. As companies expand use of wireless networking, they're having to find ways to manage those wireless LANs and keep their deployments as simple as possible.

CNN.com - Cutting calling costs with Wi-Fi phones - May 10, 2004:

"Now that some Wi-Fi 'hot spots' have grown into broader neighborhood 'hot zones,' the next wave is waiting: Phones and gear that send conversations over wireless Internet networks -- for free or at a fraction of the cost of traditional calls."

Slashdot | Motorola Plans Wi-Fi Cell Phones

Motorola Plans Wi-Fi Cell Phones
from the wifi-jump-ropes-are-next dept.
posted by timothy on Wednesday May 12, @01:46 (wireless)
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/05/12/0138257

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