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Cyber

DHS Cyber Security Agency Outlines Risks With 5G Adoption

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, July 31st, 2019

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DHS Cyber Security Agency Outlines Risks With 5G Adoption

Christopher Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at DHS. Photo: DHS

There are number of risks associated with the fledgling adoption of fifth-generation mobile networks including the introduction of technology from untrusted suppliers and pathways as well as vulnerabilities that carry over from legacy networks, the Department of Homeland Security’s cyber security agency said on Wednesday. The new risk characterization of 5G deployments says the adoption of the new technology “will introduce vulnerabilities related to supply chains, deployment, network security, and the loss of competition and trusted options.” The Critical Infrastructure…

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