NIST seeks industry proposals for minimizing risk of 5G system components

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is requesting proposals from industry on how organizations can protect their telecom systems when upgrading to 5G networks.

“This project will demonstrate how the components of the 5G architecture can provide security capabilities to mitigate identified risks and meet industry sectors’ compliance requirements,” said NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in a Federal Register notice published today. “The proposed proof-of-concept solution will integrate commercial and open source products that leverage cybersecurity standards...