MIcrosoft rated the bug “critical, but members of the company’s Secure Windows Initiative team are saying that a recently patched Bluetooth vulnerability is not such a big deal.The bug could theoretically allow attackers to run code and PWN your system, but in a post entitled, “MS08-030: All bark and no bite? The case of the Bluetooth update,” the SWI team said that MS08-030 is not one of those “the sky is falling” updates.They gave three reasons for their conclusion:1) You’ve got to be pretty close — a few yards at best — in order to make a Bluetooth connection. 2) There’s a narrow window of opportunity to sent the malicious message that would trigger this bug.”Based on our investigation, a single-processor machine is unlikely to be affected by this issue,” the SWI team writes3)The attacker must place their data in the computer’s memory within this narrow window. “The information above is presented to help customers understand that the “sky is not falling” in terms of immediate risk due to this vulnerability. That said, we still recommend customers patch any affected systems, especially those that have Bluetooth enabled,” they write. Related content opinion Direct Marketing Association on information security: Be safe By Robert McMillan Apr 08, 2011 3 mins Data and Information Security opinion As violence escalates, Libya cuts off the Internet By Robert McMillan Feb 18, 2011 2 mins Core Java opinion An FBI backdoor in OpenBSD? By Robert McMillan Dec 15, 2010 5 mins Data and Information Security opinion Congressional candidate says Democrats leaked his Social Security number By Robert McMillan Sep 28, 2010 1 min Data and Information Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe