Security News > 2021 > July > AdaptiveMobile Security’s 5G security platforms protect mobile networks against cyber threats

AdaptiveMobile Security announced a new trio of interconnected 5G security platforms that allows carriers to protect against internal and external security threats to their 5G infrastructure.

5G networks must therefore be secured at the interconnects with external networks and systems deployed to prevent nation state adversaries and criminal organizations using other perceived 'trusted' networks to execute missions against an operator's 5G infrastructure.

AdaptiveMobile Security's new 5G network security portfolio encompasses Enhanced Security Edge Protection Proxy to secure both interconnected network and other network infrastructure in a mixed 4G/5G network deployment; Enhanced Service Communication Proxy to enforce security zones inside the core network; and the AdaptiveMobile Security Vertical API Protector, which secures the Northbound interface by verifying signalling and control communications in order to protect 5G network APIs from threat actors.

"As it currently stands, we do not appear to have learned the security lessons from 3G and 4G. Security in 5G networks is not built-in as promised and major vulnerabilities have been exposed even before the technology has been deployed," said Brian Collins, CEO, AdaptiveMobile Security.

"5G network core technologies will be fundamentally insecure, and operators face having to protect their networks from both existing and emerging threats. Attackers already have access to the tools and techniques that are known to be effective, exploiting the IT protocols on which 5G architectures are built. Trust is not a security or a business strategy - governments, regulators, mobile operators, and network equipment vendors must all step up and secure the critical infrastructure of 5G networks. Nation-states and cyber-criminal adversaries will take advantage of any security gaps in mobile networks with catastrophic consequences for nations, networks, enterprises and subscribers."

AdaptiveMobile Security's new comprehensive 5G network security solution is founded on its unrivalled expertise in mobile network security and team of dedicated 5G security experts.

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