Demo: Secure Edge Server for Network Slicing and Resource Allocation in Open RAN

Next-Generation Radio Access Networks NGRAN aim to support diverse vertical applications with strict security, latency, and Service-Level Agreement SLA requirements. These demands introduce challenges in securing the infrastructure, allocating resources dynamically, and enabling real-time...

CISA and NSA Issue New Guidance to Strengthen 5G Network Slicing Against Threats

U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have released a set of recommendations to address security concerns with 5G standalone network slicing and harden them against possible threats. "The threat landscape in 5G is dynamic; due to this, advanced monitoring, auditing, and other analytical...

NSA, CISA Release Guidance on Security Considerations for 5G Network Slicing 

Today, the National Security Agency NSA and CISA published 5G Network Slicing: Security Considerations for Design, Deployment, and Maintenance. This guidance—created by the Enduring Security Framework ESF, a public-private cross-sector working group led by the NSA and CISA—presents recommendation...

5 Must-Know Facts about 5G Network Security and Its Cloud Benefits

5G is a game changer for mobile connectivity, including mobile connectivity to the cloud. The technology provides high speed and low latency when connecting smartphones and IoT devices to cloud infrastructure. 5G networks are a critical part of all infrastructure layers between the end user and t...

NSA, CISA, and ODNI Release Guidance on Potential Threats to 5G Network Slicing

Today, the National Security Agency NSA, CISA, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence ODNI, published Potential Threats to 5G Network Slicing. This guidance—created by the Enduring Security Framework ESF, a public-private cross-sector working group led by the NSA and CISA—present...

Anyone For a Smart Network Slice?

As with any standardization effort, development of 5G specifications accounted for numerous technology trends and new use cases...

The vulnerability of the implementation of the fifth-generation network division mechanism (5G networks) into multiple independent virtual networks through “Network Slicing” arises from the lack of correlation between identifiers at the application layer and the transport layer. This allows attackers to disclose information about arbitrary network segments or cause service failures.

The vulnerability of the 5G network segmentation mechanism, which involves dividing the network into multiple independent virtual networks, is related to the lack of correlation between identifiers at the application layer and the transport layer. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicio...

New 5G Flaw Exposes Priority Networks to Location Tracking and Other Attacks

New research into 5G architecture has uncovered a security flaw in its network slicing and virtualized network functions that could be exploited to allow data access and denial of service attacks between different network slices on a mobile operator's 5G network. AdaptiveMobile shared its finding...

New 5G Flaw Exposes Priority Networks to Location Tracking and Other Attacks

New research into 5G architecture has uncovered a security flaw in its network slicing and virtualized network functions that could be exploited to allow data access and denial of service attacks between different network slices on a mobile operator's 5G network. AdaptiveMobile shared its finding...

Major vulnerability exposes 5G core network slicing to DoS attacks

By Habiba Rashid This 5G vulnerability allows data access and DoS attacks leaving enterprise customers exposed to malicious cyberattacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Major vulnerability exposes 5G core network slicing to DoS attacks...

5G Networks Spark Concerns For Enterprise Risks

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The rise of 5G networks – and subsequent security risks – was the centerpiece issue discussed during the GSMA’s Mobile360 conference on 5G security this past week. While researchers warn that 5G security issues could literally be a matter of life or death for certain...

Broadcast Operations Control Center (BOCC): Enabling OTT Broadcast Operations

So, what is the BOCC? Simply put, Akamai runs a state-of-the-art Broadcast Operations Control Centre, the BOCC, to help ensure smooth and seamless end-user play-back experience for live OTT Over the Top and linear video delivered through Akamai Media Delivery Solutions. To phrase it more...