Emerging wireless personal area networks (WPANs): an analysis of techniques, tools and threats
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2012
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Hunt, R.
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2012 18th IEEE International Conference on Networks (ICON), 2012, pp.274-279
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2012 18th IEEE International Conference on Networks (ICON) (12 Dec 2012 - 14 Dec 2012 : Singapore)
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Wireless Personal Area Networks provide a pivotal role in local area network technology complementing traditional Wireless Local Area Network technologies. Bluetooth, ZigBee and NFC (Near Field Communications) have emerged as key WPAN technologies with UWB (Ultra Wide Band) standards currently evolving. They are however subject to the usual range of security vulnerabilities found in wireless LANs such as spoofing, snooping, man-in-the-middle, denial of service and other attacks. However security in WPANs is not as mature as it is in Wireless LANs and further work is needed in order to provide comparable protection. This paper examines a range of WPAN technologies and security issues and proposes protection mechanisms that can mitigate risk in each case.
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Copyright 2012 IEEE