Defending the King of Denmark with a BLADE

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In the world of wireless security, Bluetooth is a technology not to be ignored. Since its introduction to the world over a decade ago, it has become a popular means of connecting many of our gadgets together. Its popularity has not been overlooked by hackers. Plenty of attacks exist today against elements of Bluetooth technology. And more threats are being discovered all the time with devices like the Ubertooth. How can you tell if your device is being targeted? Well, while Danish King, Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson, has been dead for over 1,000 years, this talk will attempt to do battle for his namesake technology with the release of the BLuetooth Attack Detection Engine (BLADE). Come find out about existing threats to your Bluetooth enabled devices. Learn how to detect if you’re being targeted by malicious Bluetooth activity and how to fight back.