Agencja Unii Europejskiej ds. Cyberbezpieczeństwa, Bezpieczeństwo NFV w 5G - wyzwania i dobre praktyki

FEBRUARY 2022

NFV Security in 5G - Challenges and Best Practices

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The advent of 5G wireless communications constitutes a new era of network connection that will not only expand technical capabilities but will also revolutionise many aspects of commerce and personal lives by driving an exponential increase in the number of connected devices in various sectors of the economy.

5G is an altogether different network technology that will introduce a virtualised, cloud-based architecture, enabling highly specialised functions and security for different network applications. This 5G revolution will also expand the attack surface for cyberthreats thus necessitating the introduction of the principles of security-by-design from the early stages of the design and deployment of 5G networks.

Towards this technological revolution, the European Commission and the Member States, with the support of ENISA, developed a single EU Coordinated Risk Assessment on Cybersecurity in 5G Networks,...