The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) recently shared a draft Executive Summary with recommendations for securing 5G networks, and is seeking public comments on the summary by April 16, 2025.
Executive Summary NIST SP 1800-33 5G Cybersecurity Volume A is intended for technology, cybersecurity, and privacy professionals who are involved in using, managing, or providing 5G-enabled services and products. It is the latest part of NCCoE’s ongoing project to help organizations understand the cybersecurity opportunities, challenges, and risks associated with 5G network deployment, operation, and use.
As 5G technology development, deployment, and usage continuously evolves, NCCoE is addressing security challenges by developing example solution approaches for safeguarding 5G networks from cyberattacks. Among its efforts, NCCoE is collaborating with technology providers to develop these approaches using a combination of several strategies, including:
Among the recommendations featured in the executive summary: design and operate 5G systems’ complex cloud technology stacks so they support advanced cybersecurity and privacy capabilities and design principles, and enable and properly configure the optional, standardized 5G cybersecurity and privacy features specified by 3GPP.
The publication is open for public comment until April 16, 2025. Access more information and view or download the draft Executive Summary at https://www.nccoe.nist.gov/5g-cybersecurity. Provide comments or learn more about the project and example implementation by contacting the NCCoE at [email protected].
