"CISA Publishes 5G Security Evaluation Process Plan"

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has recently published a new five-step 5G Security Evaluation Process to help companies improve their security posture before deploying new 5G applications.  The new guidelines include information about relevant threat frameworks, 5G system security standards, industry security specifications, federal security guidance documents, and methodologies to conduct cybersecurity assessments of 5G systems.  The report said that 5G networks are designed to be more secure than 4G.  However, the complexity of 5G networks, with new features, services, and an anticipated massive increase in the number and types of devices they will serve, expands the threat surface and can make defining the system boundary challenging.  CISA called upon agencies and organizations to review the new report before June 27, 2022.  The feedback will be utilized to assess the need for further security recommendations and guidance publications for federal agency adoptions of 5G technologies. 

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