Increasingly sophisticated attacks are likely to target 5G Networks. 5G network security is an order of magnitude more complex than any previous mobile technologies. The attack surface is bigger, telecom and internet protocols are converging, and the attacker tools are more widely available. 5G networks must therefore be secured at the interconnects with external networks and systems deployed to prevent nation state adversaries and criminal organizations using other perceived ‘trusted’ networks to execute missions against an operator’s 5G infrastructure. The networks need to be protected internally from rogue slices compromised by threat actors and new application APIs exposed by 5G networks must be secured to avoid creating new attack vectors.

AdaptiveMobile Security’s new 5G network security portfolio encompasses Enhanced Security Edge Protection Proxy (eSEPP) to secure both interconnected network and other network infrastructure in a mixed 4G/5G network deployment; Enhanced Service Communication Proxy (eSCP) to enforce security zones inside the core network; and the AdaptiveMobile Security Vertical API Protector, which secures the Northbound interface by verifying signalling and control communications in order to protect 5G network APIs from threat actors.

By identifying and correlating sources of external and internal attacks on 5G networks and subscribers, AdaptiveMobile Security enables governments, regulators, and mobile operators to understand the nature of emerging threats, pinpoint global threat actors attacking their network and prevent internal attacks on network slices. The 5G network security solution proactively manages defences against known sources of signalling attacks so mobile operators can understand, predict and defend against attacker’s methods, objectives, infrastructure, and evolution.

AdaptiveMobile Security’s new comprehensive 5G network security solution is founded on its unrivalled expertise in mobile network security and team of dedicated 5G security experts. AdaptiveMobile Security is at the forefront of identifying and mitigating emerging 5G security threats. In April this year, its 5G research team revealed fundamental flaws in the standards for 5G slicing which, if unaddressed, risk exposing operators and their enterprise customers to malicious threats.

On 14 July 2021, AdaptiveMobile Security’s Head of Pre-Sales Engineering, John Kennedy, will share more information on the convergence of enterprise and telco security with 5G in a TrustTalks by AdaptiveMobile Security conversation with Patrick Donegan, Founder and Principal Analyst at HardenStance.