William is the senior security analyst for Cuthbert & Associates, a large law firm in Miami. William is responsible for ensuring complete network security.
William’s boss, the IT director, is trying to convince the owners of the firm to purchase new Blackberry devices and new Bluetooth enabled laptops. William h
as been telling his boss that using Bluetooth devices like that is not secure. William’s boss doesn’t believe that Bluetooth devices are a security risk, so he
asks for a demonstration. William obliges his boss by setting up an attack with his personal laptop and his boss’ Bluetooth enabled phone. William uses Logic
al Link Control and Adaptation Layer Protocol ( L2CAP) to send oversized packets to his boss’ phone. This attack overloads the phone and William is able to do
whatever he wants to with the device now. What type of attack has William just demonstrated to his boss?
A.
He has shown his boss how to perform a Bluesmacking attack.
B.
William has performed a Bluesnarf attack on his boss’ phone.
C.
This type of attack is called a BlueDump attack.
D.
William was able to demonstrate to his boss how to perform a Bluejacking attack.