Bluetooth is useful, ubiquitous, and an invitation to hackers

Cybersecurity experts — including Assistant Professor of Information Systems Victor Benjamin — are asking if new types of federal oversight are needed to prevent the growing number of HIPAA violations due to hacking.

Cybersecurity experts — including Assistant Professor of Information Systems Victor Benjamin — are asking if new types of federal oversight are needed to prevent the growing number of HIPAA violations due to hacking.

In this story published June 18, 2021, in the Endocrinology Advisor:

Bluetooth-enabled devices should fall into this portfolio of technology that is examined and monitored. But what makes Bluetooth potentially more susceptible to attack is its incredibly useful nature of allowing for different devices to communicate over the air.

– Victor Benjamin, assistant professor of information systems