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5G security: Analysis of threats and solutions
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5G will provide broadband access everywhere, entertain higher user mobility, and enable connectivity of massive number of devices (e.g. Internet of Things (IoT)) in an ultrareliable and affordable way. The main technological enablers such as cloud computing, Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) are maturing towards their use in 5G. However, there are pressing security challenges in these technologies besides the growing concerns for user privacy. In this paper, we provide an overview of the security challenges in these technologies and the issues of privacy in 5G. Furthermore, we present security solutions to these challenges and future directions for secure 5G systems.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Ahmad, I., Kumar, T., Liyanage, M., Okwuibe, J., Ylianttila, M., & Gurtov, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Oulu (FI)
- Linköping University (SE)
- Venue
- 2017 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (CSCN)
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Published
- 2017-09
- Pages
- 193-199
- OpenAlex
- W2765463072
- Cited by
- 181
- References
- 65
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 29 · 2021: 30 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 20 · 2018: 11
- FWCI
- 11.30
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Academy of Finland
- Tekes
- Center for Information Technology
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Software-Defined Networks and 5G
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Cybersecurity and Information Systems
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
- Keywords
- 5G security, security threats, user privacy, Internet of Things, cloud computing, software-defined networking, network function virtualization
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