# Ensure Bluetooth Services Are Disabled and Not Running

- Source: https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000235304-ensure-bluetooth-services-are-disabled-and-not-running
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- Last updated: 2026-05-29
- Publisher: iCompaas, Inc. (https://www.icompaas.com)

**Profile Applicability:** • Level 1

**Description:**  
 Bluetooth services provide wireless communication capabilities. If Bluetooth is not required on the system, disabling these services reduces the attack surface and prevents unauthorized wireless connections.

**Rationale:** Disabling unused Bluetooth services minimizes security risks associated with wireless vulnerabilities and unauthorized device pairing.

**Impact:** Pros:

-   Reduces exposure to wireless attack vectors.  
    
-   Limits unnecessary network services.  
    

Cons:

-   Disabling Bluetooth may impact legitimate use if required.  
    

**Default Value:** Bluetooth services may be enabled or running by default on some systems.

**Pre-requisites:**

-   Root or sudo privileges to manage system services.  
    

**Remediation:**

### **Test Plan:**

**Using Linux command line:**

1\. Check if Bluetooth service is enabled:  

systemctl is-enabled bluetooth

2\. Check if Bluetooth service is running:  

systemctl status bluetooth

### **Implementation Plan:**

**Using Linux command line:**

1\. Disable Bluetooth service:  

systemctl disable bluetooth

2\. Stop running Bluetooth service:  

systemctl stop bluetooth

3\. Verify service is disabled and stopped:  

systemctl is-enabled bluetooth  
systemctl status bluetooth

  

### **Backout Plan:**

**Using Linux command line:**

1\. Enable and start Bluetooth service if required:  

systemctl enable bluetooth  
systemctl start bluetooth

2\. Verify service status.  

**References:**

-   CIS Amazon Linux 2 Benchmark v3.0.0  
    
-   Systemd Service Management

## Related compliance guidance

- [SOC 2 compliance: a practical implementation guide for cloud-native SaaS teams](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/soc-2-trust-services-criteria): Configuration checks like this one are the technical half of a SOC 2 / ISO 27001 programme — the guide shows where they fit, what else an auditor expects, and how to evidence them.
- [ISO/IEC 27001:2022 compliance: a practical implementation guide](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/iso-27001-2022): ISO 27001 Annex A.8 (technological controls) is where cloud hardening evidence lands; the guide shows how to run the ISMS around it.