5G security questions

With improvements to the protocol and encryption algorithm in 5G, the short answer is “Yes” . The long answer is “Yes, but only if you are willing to invest in security.” There is more to securing a 5G network than just reliance on improvements in the protocol itself.

First, 5G is more capable of protecting your identity. For the first time, your connection is shielded from rogue devices that may capture phone calls by mimicking cell towers . Your ID with 5G is encrypted.

With 5G, there are new and potentially greater security risks to consider as cloud, data and IoT threats merge. In fact, 32% of operators point to an increased attack surface as a key challenge here. The pandemic has only intensified these issues, especially the risk of ransomware-related breaches.

Data traffic within the 5G infrastructure is protected by state-of-the-art encryption . The devices and the network authenticate each other using integrity-protected signaling. This ensures that if a single component is compromised, the other components remain protected.