5G Vertical Application Enablers Implementation Challenges and Perspectives

Fragkos, Dimitrios; Makropoulos, George; Sarantos, Panteleimon; Koumaras, Harilaos; Charismiadis, Anastasios-Stavros; Tsolkas, Dimitris

doi:10.1109/meditcom49071.2021.9647460

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“…These challenges are further compounded by the diverse range of vertical applications, each requiring specific security and privacy measures [2]. Various verticals, including smart cities, smart transportation, public services, Industry 4.0, smart grids, smart health, and smart agriculture, showcase the extensive application domains facilitated by 5G and previous generations [3].…”

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Challenges and Opportunities in Mobile Network Security for Vertical Applications: A Survey

Sobrinho,

Vilarim,

Barbosa

et al. 2023

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Ensuring the security of vertical applications in fifth-generation (5G) mobile communication systems and previous generations is crucial. These systems must prioritize maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of services and data. Examples of vertical applications include smart cities, smart transportation, public services, Industry 4.0, smart grids, smart health, and smart agriculture. Each vertical application has specific security requirements and faces unique threats within the mobile network environment. Thus, it is essential to implement comprehensive and robust security measures. This approach helps minimize the attack surface and effectively manage risks. This survey thoroughly examines mobile networks and their security challenges in vertical applications, shedding light on associated threats and potential solutions. Our study considers the interplay between security considerations in 5G, legacy networks, and vertical applications. We emphasize the challenges, opportunities, and promising directions for future research in this field and the importance of securing vertical applications in the evolving landscape of mobile technology.

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Challenges and Opportunities in Mobile Network Security for Vertical Applications: A Survey

Sobrinho,

Vilarim,

Barbosa

et al. 2023

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“…A way to introduce such capabilities at the application layer is to support interconnection between distributed SEAL server deployments and interservice communication between SEAL servers, as presented in Figure 9. In that case, security attributes should be defined in the three main security areas of SEAL, i.e., security requirements for interfaces, user authentication and authorization, as well as SEAL key management procedure and deployment scenario [37]. The identified problems are:…”

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Network Slicing Security Controls and Assurance for Verticals

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This paper focuses on the security challenges of network slice implementation in 5G networks. We propose that network slice controllers support security by enabling security controls at different network layers. The slice controller orchestrates multilevel domains with resources at a very high level but needs to understand how to define the resources at lower levels. In this context, the main outstanding security challenge is the compromise of several resources in the presence of an attack due to weak resource isolation at different levels. We analysed the current standards and trends directed to mitigate the vulnerabilities mentioned above, and we propose security controls and classify them by efficiency and applicability (easiness to develop). Security controls are a common way to secure networks, but they enforce security policies only in respective areas. Therefore, the security domains allow for structuring the orchestration principles by considering the necessary security controls to be applied. This approach is common for both vendor-neutral and vendor-dependent security solutions. In our classification, we considered the controls in the following fields: (i) fair resource allocation with dynamic security assurance, (ii) isolation in a multilayer architecture and (iii) response to DDoS attacks without service and security degradation.

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