Date Published: February 2020
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Author(s)
Michael Bartock (NIST), Jeffrey Cichonski (NIST), Murugiah Souppaya (NIST)
Announcement
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at NIST is seeking comments on a draft project description that describes several security considerations as industry is preparing for a migration to 5G technology. The NCCoE cybersecurity team will develop approaches and proposed solutions in collaboration with a Community of Interest, equipment vendors, and telecommunication providers.
As 5G-based networks are deployed in our nation and across the world, there is great promise of positive changes in the way humans and machines communicate, operate, and interact in the physical and virtual world. 5G networks support increased cybersecurity protections through the addition of standards-based features and the increased use of modern information technologies. With cellular networks transitioning from 4G to 5G, it is important for organizations to understand and address the challenges, opportunities, and risks associated with the use of 5G networks.
The NCCoE is initiating an effort in collaboration with industry participants to demonstrate how the components of 5G architectures can be used securely to mitigate risks and meet industry sectors’ compliance requirements for a number of 5G use case scenarios. 5G standards have been designed to support use case-specific capabilities by way of network deployment options. The proposed proof-of-concept solution will integrate commercial and open source products that leverage cybersecurity standards and recommended practices to showcase 5G’s robust security features.
This project will result in a NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide, a publicly available description of the practical steps needed to implement a cybersecurity reference design that addresses this challenge.
Cellular networks will be transitioning from 4G to 5G, and 5G networks will provide increased cybersecurity protections. This project will identify several 5G use case scenarios and demonstrate for each one how to strengthen the 5G architecture components to mitigate identified risks and meet industry sectors’ compliance requirements. The project will demonstrate how commercial and open source products can leverage cybersecurity standards and recommended practices for each of the 5G use case scenarios, as well as showcase how 5G security features can be utilized. A phased approach will be employed to align with the development pace of 5G technology and availability of commercial 5G technology.
This iterative approach will provide the flexibility to add to the project as the phases evolve to take advantage of newly introduced security capabilities. This project will result in a freely available NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide.
Cellular networks will be transitioning from 4G to 5G, and 5G networks will provide increased cybersecurity protections. This project will identify several 5G use case scenarios and demonstrate for each one how to strengthen the 5G architecture components to mitigate identified risks and meet...
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Cellular networks will be transitioning from 4G to 5G, and 5G networks will provide increased cybersecurity protections. This project will identify several 5G use case scenarios and demonstrate for each one how to strengthen the 5G architecture components to mitigate identified risks and meet industry sectors’ compliance requirements. The project will demonstrate how commercial and open source products can leverage cybersecurity standards and recommended practices for each of the 5G use case scenarios, as well as showcase how 5G security features can be utilized. A phased approach will be employed to align with the development pace of 5G technology and availability of commercial 5G technology.
This iterative approach will provide the flexibility to add to the project as the phases evolve to take advantage of newly introduced security capabilities. This project will result in a freely available NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide.
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Keywords
3GPP; 4G; 5G; 5G Non-Standalone; 5G Standalone; cloud; cybersecurity; Long-Term Evolution (LTE)
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