[CDP-development] CISA, NSA Publish Security Considerations for 5G Network Slicing

[Masse, Theresa]

FYSA

Today, Enduring Security Framework (ESF) partners at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and National Security Agency (NSA) published 5G Network Slicing: Security Considerations for Design, Deployment, and Maintenance.<https://media.defense.gov/2023/Jul/17/2003260829/-1/-1/0/ESF%205G%20NETWORK%20SLICING-SECURITY%20CONSIDERATIONS%20FOR%20DESIGN,%20DEPLOYMENT,%20AND%20MAINTENANCE_FINAL.PDF>

This guidance—created by the Enduring Security Framework (ESF), a public-private cross-sector working group led by the NSA and CISA—presents recommendations to address some identified threats to 5G standalone network slicing, and provides industry recognized practices for the design, deployment, operation, and maintenance of a hardened 5G standalone network slice(s).

5G standalone network slicing is poised to become a key technology feature within 5G, so it is imperative we understand potential security threats to 5G network slicing. Hence, it is important to recognize industry-recognized best-practices of how 5G network slicing can be implemented, designed, deployed, operated, maintained, potentially hardened, and mitigated as they affect quality of service and confidentiality, integrity, and availability triad service level agreements.

This paper is intended to introduce 5G stakeholders to the benefits associated with network slicing, provide guidance in line with industry best practices, and present perceived risks and management strategies which may address those risks. This guidance builds upon the 2022 ESF guidance Potential Threats to 5G Network Slicing<https://media.defense.gov/2022/Dec/13/2003132073/-1/-1/0/POTENTIAL%20THREATS%20TO%205G%20NETWORK%20SLICING_508C_FINAL.PDF>.

For more information and resources on 5G, visit cisa.gov/5G-Library<https://cisa.gov/5g-library>.


Theresa A. Masse
Cybersecurity State Coordinator/Advisor, Region 10 (Oregon)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Department of Homeland Security
Phone: (503) 930-5671
Email: theresa.masse at cisa.dhs.gov<mailto:theresa.masse at cisa.dhs.gov>

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