New security software from Bluefire Security disables Bluetooth and Infrared communication to minimize the risk of information theft.
Bluefire Security Technologies has announced the availability of a new version of its mobile security software, Bluefire Mobile Firewall Plus 3.0. The upgraded version of Bluefire Security's flagship product will allow system administrators to disable Infrared and Bluetooth communication capabilities prior to an enterprise deployment of personal digital assistants (PDAs) or converged devices.
The vulnerability of Bluetooth-enabled mobile devices, as demonstrated by frequent break-ins over the past year, has raised serious concerns among the security community. Since most recent PDAs and smartphones come standard with Bluetooth or Infrared built-in, system administrators are increasingly wary of potential information theft or backdoor exposure to the enterprise.
In addition to its abilities to block Bluetooth and Infrared communications, version 3.0 of Bluefire offers a wireless WAN firewall, as well as AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)-based encryption combined with a FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) 140-2 validated cryptographic module; folder encryption; password override; microphone and speaker disablement; and network-centric deployment capabilities.
Bluefire Security also said it will make available a handheld vulnerability alert service from its Cambridge, Mass.-based Handheld Security Research Lab, allowing organizations to subscribe to an e-mail alert service or use Bluefire Security's web site to receive existing and future vulnerability information.
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