FEATURE: MOBILE TECHNOLOGY
Nokia, Huawei), about the risks associated
with 5G and the extent to which those
can be managed. This preceded a more
comprehensive assessment of the issue
in the Telecoms Supply Chain Review by
the Department of Digital, Culture, Media
and Sport. The Secretary of State, Jeremy
Wright, MP, said: “The current levels of
protection put in place by industry are
unlikely to be adequate to address the
identified security risks.”
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There are also international efforts to
adopt a high level of 5G cybersecurity, with
the European Commission and European
Agency for Cybersecurity having published
a risk assessment of cybersecurity in 5G
networks. By the end of December 2019,
the NIS Cooperation Group will agree on a
toolbox with the aim to mitigate measures
to address associated 5G cybersecurity
risks at national and European Union
level. However, the conflict between the
hastiness of operators and the cautiousness
of governments means there is a potential
risk of reputational and financial damage
further down the line, if inadequate security
measures aren’t addressed.
As with many new and evolving technologies
– the potential of 5G seems limitless – one
study found that while it might take a 4G
(LTE) network 40 minutes to download a
three-gigabit movie, 5G would increase
5G SECURITY
CONCERNS ARE
TOP OF THE
AGENDA FOR THE
UK GOVERNMENT.
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