5G Network Security Testing
5g network security testing
The 5G Network security testing services helps to prevent user equipment, user devices, system, Individual Customers/Users, Business Partners, Business Customers, third party networks, from external and internal network vulnerabilities. Also, it helps to secure the 5G network Core & Roaming threats. Organization network accomplishes more flexible and scalable network system & software, and it supports dynamic and quick deployment of network service. The 5G network service will have integrated core & Roaming threats solutions.
5G Core Threats
NFV Issues
- Under/Over provisioning
- Amplification Attack
- Provision Compromise
Rest API vulnerabilities
- Analyze Actual Traffic
- HTTP2/JSON Based Attacks on Core Network
- DOS Attacks
Traffic Segregation Issues
- Protocol Fuzzing
- Lack of secure configuration
Protocol Issues
- PFCP Protocol Issues
- Signaling Protocol Issues
Configuration Issues
- Lack of Separation between User, Signaling and O&M Traffic
- Lack of Host/Network Segregation
- Bare minimum security configuration
- Lack of Minimum Baseline Security
5G Network Security Testing
Required Audits/Testing
Policies / Security Verification
- Identity Access Management
- Configuration Review
Communication Path Testing
- Traffic Segregation Testing
- Routes Leakage Testing
Fuzzing Core Network
- HTTP API Fuzzing
- GTP-U Protocol Fuzzing
- PFCP Fuzzing
Penetration Testing
- NFV/VNF/CNF Penetration Testing
- O&M Interface
- CAPIF/PFCP Protocol Testing
5G Security Challenges
Radio Access Network
- Increased bandwidth increases protocol complexity.
- Allow room for implementation vulnerabilities as well as configuration vulnerabilities.
V/C Based NFV Core
- Configuration based issues applies.
- More Interface and open-source code.
Zombie UE
- Threat of Zombie UE can generate DOS attack towards other subscriber network.
Signalling Drag
- Interoperate table technologies(2G/3G/4G) create signalling drag.
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This allows older threats exist in network.
EDGE Computing
- Container security threats applies.
- Traditional IT threats applies as well.
Roaming Interconnect
- Roaming interconnect mandates MNO to support legacy protocol for roaming.
5G Roaming Threats
In the coming days, many telecom operators are deploying the 5G network system and plans to introduce the 5G network system. The deployment of the 5G system presents both opportunities and challenges concerning 5G roaming. All telecom network & communications service providers will reasonably expect roaming services to continue without any threats and disruption, with features like high bandwidth, low latency, and high density. While 5G network roaming has many similarities to previous network generations, there are also some differences that telecom network & communication service providers should be aware of, to ensure a smooth transition without any network threats. Telecom network service providers are facing issues & threats like- 5G network lack of topology hiding, lack of IE filtering/size validation/throating, etc. lack of plausibility. DOS, the rest of the API vulnerabilities. But Matrix-Shell technology has 5G network security testing programs to prevent and protect to give solutions for 5G network roaming threats.
Our 5G Network Security Testing Program
In 5G Network security, services provide telecom service users more extensive scope for securing your 5G network. Various types of adjunct networks are present in the 5G networks, gadgets, and services. Security components for the 5G System had to require the following overall necessities such as: –
- Provides suggestions and actionable recommendations for ongoing 5G telecom network security. And strategically based on comprehensive assessments.
- Quick response to guidance for immediate remediation of critical weaknesses and vulnerabilities.
- Our offering services, we provide a range of security assurance.
- As per industry proposals, we offer pertinent confirmation compliance.
5G security testing program:-
In Telecom services, different security technologies are involved in the system. They are directly or indirectly affecting their particular domain.
Once we have fully deployed the system, then addressing the potential gap is not an easy process. Before the system function and deployment process, we need to prepare the security design process.
Access network vulnerabilities: Extensive check against various fraud scenarios.
Evaluate operations support system, business support system and in-house business application.
The 5G core network legacy system has a fundamental security assurance in the communication path between a user device and the termination point.
Comprehensive Network Security audit for telecom signaling systems like SS7, Diameter, GTP, HTTP, and Packet Forwarding Control Protocol (PFCP) threats: roaming, inbound and outbound signaling traffic analysis.
Check deep-screening of industrial & organization telecom network inter-connections and partnership APIs.
Telecom Network edge audit and security investigation against HTTP, API, and web applications, counting black/grey/white box checking.
The network system has its challenge arising from the coexistence of multiple domain authorities, including networks, services and devices. The 5G system is involved in service systems such as virtualization technology, vendors, and providers. Nowadays, each domain needs to implement cross-layer security. And can operate with other domains securely.
As per the GSMA Guidelines, ensure all required compliances.
In a detailed deep assessment of the telecom network, cloud applications and technologies used (MVNOs, MNOs, MEC, SDN, NFV, Containers).
RAN/O-RAN security assessment.