Bluetooth

Number of active IoT devices expected to reach 24.1 billion in 2030

May 22, 2020

At the end of 2019 there were 7.6 billion active IoT devices, a figure which will grow to 24.1 billion in 2030, a CAGR of 11%, according to a research published by Transforma …

First international smart home standard ensures secure connectivity between devices

January 6, 2020

The Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) announced that products from BSC Computer GmbH, COMMAX, Haier, LG Electronics, Resideo, Samsung Electronics and SURE Universal will …

SoniTalk: A new method for near-field communication

November 27, 2019

The technology is available for free and – contrary to similar technologies – focuses on security and data protection. In this way, SoniTalk leaves it up to the …

The way Bluetooth devices ‘talk’ to apps leaves them vulnerable

November 19, 2019

Mobile apps that work with Bluetooth devices have an inherent design flaw that makes them vulnerable to hacking, a research has found. Where is the issue? The problem lies in …

Critical Bluetooth flaw opens millions of devices to eavesdropping attacks

August 16, 2019

A newly disclosed vulnerability (CVE-2019-9506) in the Bluetooth Core Specification can be exploited by attackers to intercept and manipulate Bluetooth communications/traffic …

AWDL flaws open Apple users to tracking, MitM, malware planting

July 31, 2019

Vulnerabilities in Apple Wireless Direct Link (AWDL), the wireless protocol that underpins Apple’s AirPlay and AirDrop services, could allow attackers to track users in …

Google offers free replacement for buggy Titan Security Keys

May 16, 2019

Misconfigured Bluetooth pairing protocols in Google’s Titan Security Keys may allow attackers to communicate with users’ security key or with the device their key …

Employee cybersecurity essentials part 2: Lost devices and unsafe connections

April 16, 2019

Security is only as strong as its weakest link, and as we have seen, that includes your employees. Faulting workers for behavior they’ve become accustomed to in their private …

Bluetooth enhances support for location services with new direction finding feature

January 29, 2019

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) revealed a new direction finding feature that holds the potential to enhance the performance of Bluetooth location services …

Bleedingbit: Critical vulnerabilities in BLE chips expose millions of access points to attack

November 1, 2018

Armis today announced the discovery of two critical vulnerabilities in Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) chips made by Texas Instruments (TI) and used in Cisco, Meraki and Aruba …

Bluetooth vulnerability allows snooping of traffic between paired devices

July 24, 2018

Researchers Eli Biham and Lior Neumann have discovered a vulnerability in two Bluetooth features that could be exploited by attackers to gain a man-in-the-middle position and …

Patch Tuesday: 80+ vulnerabilities fixed, one exploited in the wild

September 13, 2017

As part of its regular, monthly Patch Tuesday update, Microsoft has released patches for 81 new vulnerabilities, including a zero-day in the .NET Framework. The September …