Digital Blues: An Investigation into the Use of Bluetooth Protocols

William Ledbetter; William Glisson; Todd McDonald; Todd Andel; George Grispos; Kim Kwang Choo

doi:10.1109/TrustCom/BigDataSE.2018.00077

Digital Blues: An Investigation into the Use of Bluetooth Protocols

William Ledbetter, William Glisson, Todd McDonald, Todd Andel, George Grispos, Kim Kwang Choo

School of Interdisciplinary Informatics

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 17th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications and 12th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Science and Engineering, Trustcom/BigDataSE 2018
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	498-503
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9781538643877
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TrustCom/BigDataSE.2018.00077
State	Published - Sep 5 2018
Event	17th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications and 12th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Science and Engineering, Trustcom/BigDataSE 2018 - New York, United States Duration: Jul 31 2018 → Aug 3 2018

Publication series

Name	Proceedings - 17th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications and 12th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Science and Engineering, Trustcom/BigDataSE 2018

Conference

Conference	17th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications and 12th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Science and Engineering, Trustcom/BigDataSE 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	New York
Period	7/31/18 → 8/3/18

Keywords

Bluetooth
Bluetooth Detection
Mobile Devices

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Hardware and Architecture
Information Systems
Information Systems and Management
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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Ledbetter, W., Glisson, W., McDonald, T., Andel, T., Grispos, G., & Choo, K. K. (2018). Digital Blues: An Investigation into the Use of Bluetooth Protocols. In Proceedings - 17th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications and 12th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Science and Engineering, Trustcom/BigDataSE 2018 (pp. 498-503). [8455945] (Proceedings - 17th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications and 12th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Science and Engineering, Trustcom/BigDataSE 2018). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/TrustCom/BigDataSE.2018.00077

Digital Blues: An Investigation into the Use of Bluetooth Protocols. / Ledbetter, William; Glisson, William; McDonald, Todd et al.
Proceedings - 17th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications and 12th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Science and Engineering, Trustcom/BigDataSE 2018. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. p. 498-503 8455945 (Proceedings - 17th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications and 12th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Science and Engineering, Trustcom/BigDataSE 2018).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Ledbetter, W, Glisson, W, McDonald, T, Andel, T, Grispos, G & Choo, KK 2018, Digital Blues: An Investigation into the Use of Bluetooth Protocols. in Proceedings - 17th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications and 12th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Science and Engineering, Trustcom/BigDataSE 2018., 8455945, Proceedings - 17th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications and 12th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Science and Engineering, Trustcom/BigDataSE 2018, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 498-503, 17th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications and 12th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Science and Engineering, Trustcom/BigDataSE 2018, New York, United States, 7/31/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/TrustCom/BigDataSE.2018.00077

Ledbetter W, Glisson W, McDonald T, Andel T, Grispos G, Choo KK. Digital Blues: An Investigation into the Use of Bluetooth Protocols. In Proceedings - 17th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications and 12th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Science and Engineering, Trustcom/BigDataSE 2018. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2018. p. 498-503. 8455945. (Proceedings - 17th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications and 12th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Science and Engineering, Trustcom/BigDataSE 2018). doi: 10.1109/TrustCom/BigDataSE.2018.00077

Ledbetter, William ; Glisson, William ; McDonald, Todd et al. / Digital Blues : An Investigation into the Use of Bluetooth Protocols. Proceedings - 17th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications and 12th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Science and Engineering, Trustcom/BigDataSE 2018. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. pp. 498-503 (Proceedings - 17th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications and 12th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Science and Engineering, Trustcom/BigDataSE 2018).

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