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RAND publishes “Securing 5G – A Way Forward in the U.S....
RAND Corporation just published a new research report: "Securing 5G - A Way Forward in the U.S. and China Security Competition."
The report examines 5G...
NIST publishes draft of 5G Cybersecurity Practice Guide
National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) just published the second portion of a preliminary...
O-RAN Alliance Announces Release 002 of O-RAN Minimum Viable Plan
The O-RAN Alliance is a relatively new standards association that's focusing on creating open connections between various networking elements within 5G.
The alliance just announced...
US DoD offering up to $3 million to help make 5G...
The United States Department of Defense (DoD), in collaboration with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS), announced today...
New report: Skills gap threatens future of 5G and open RAN
New report from Eightfold AI - What Telecoms Need to Build a Future-Ready Workforce - outlines how telecoms can strengthen talent readiness to accelerate...
OIC-CERT promotes its 5G security framework as GISEC
OIC-CERT is the the Computer Emergency Response Team of The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. I've been following their excellent efforts around 5G security for...
CSIS publishes study “The Two Technospheres”
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, published an interesting study on the cybersecurity implications of the “decoupling”...
ENISA publishes NFV Security in 5G report
The EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) continues its excellent effort on 5G security by issuing a report with suggested good practices for the secure...
Vodafone’s 5G network in Portugal hit by cyber-attack
The attack, discovered on Monday night, impacted the 4g/5g network, TV, voice services, and SMS services provided to more than seven million people. While...
US FCC asking $5.6B to replace Chinese networking equipment
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman is asking $5.6B from Congress seeks to reimburse carriers for removing and replacing insecure 5G networking equipment...
EU auditors issue a report on delays and security risks in...
The EU Court of Auditors issued a special report "5G roll-out in the EU: delays in deployment of networks with security issues remaining unresolved"...
NSA and CISA Release Part IV of Guidance on Securing 5G...
The US National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released the first of a four part series titled...
NSA and CISA Release Part III of Guidance on Securing 5G...
The US National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released the first of a four part series titled...
NSA and CISA Release Part II of Guidance on Securing 5G...
The US National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released the first of a four part series titled...
NSA and CISA Release Part I of Guidance on Securing 5G...
The US National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released the first of a four part series titled...
A text message routing company suffers possibly a massive mobile network...
Syniverse is a critical part of the global telecom infrastructure. It connects 300+ cell phone networks globally and acts as an intermediary for billing...
CISA + NSA Publish Potential Threat Vectors to 5G Infrastructure
Cybersecurity Infrastructure Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) published a new 5G security related...
Cybersecurity for 5G: ENISA Releases Report on Security Controls in 3GPP
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) released its Security in 5G Specifications Report about key security controls in the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP),...
NIST publishes draft 5G Cybersecurity Practice Guide
National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) just published a preliminary draft of Special Publication...
NTIA Announces National Strategy to Secure 5G Implementation Plan
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released National Strategy to Secure 5G Implementation Plan, a government-wide plan to lead the world in the...