5G Security Assessment

5G-powered enterprise use cases bring growth and revenue opportunities accompanied by new security complexity. Assure 5G security with holistic network security validation solutions.

5G introduces new technologies, devices, and platforms in distributed environments. Bringing virtualized, cloud-optimized 5G architectures to telco networks can unlock huge benefits for service providers. At the same time, this creates an infrastructure that’s far more dynamic and elaborate.

Mobile environments were originally less vulnerable, as carriers could strictly control which devices they allowed onto the network. Now, these networks are undergoing massive change. As telco 5G Core (5GC) infrastructures evolve into cloud-native network functions (CNFs) running in service-based architectures, the threat surface grows. Suddenly, there are more potential vulnerabilities – and more ways for attackers to try to insert threats into the network.

5GC networks employ a disparate mix of software CNFs constantly exchanging data – continually receiving patches and updates. This ever-shifting software landscape creates a larger threat surface, since every CNF update could open a new vulnerability. As attack surfaces expand relentlessly, operators and enterprises must stay well ahead of security vulnerabilities.

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