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What is 5G security? Explaining the security benefits and vulnerabilities of 5G architecture

CyberSecurity Insiders

5G is already transforming and enhancing mobile connectivity. With 5G networks, billions of devices and IoT (the internet of things) are interconnectible — leading to use cases like smart cities, AR/VR on mobile networks, remote medicine and much more. Defining 5G security and architecture.

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Thales joins Google’s 5G Mobile Edge Cloud initiative

CyberSecurity Insiders

In March 2020, Google Cloud unveiled its telecom operator strategy called Global Mobile Edge Cloud (GMEC), aimed at helping Communications Service Providers (CSPs) digitally transform and harness the full potential of 5G. What is Google’s 5G Mobile Edge Cloud initiative? What exactly is Mobile Edge Computing (MEC)?

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ROUNDTABLE: Why T-Mobile’s latest huge data breach could fuel attacks directed at mobile devices

The Last Watchdog

At the start of this week, word got out that hackers claimed to have seized personal data for as many as 100 million T-Mobile patrons. According to the attackers, this was a configuration issue on an access point T-Mobile used for testing. T-Mobile left a gate left wide open for attackers – and attackers just had to find the gate.”.

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Secure mobile payment transactions enabled by Android Protected Confirmation

Google Security

Posted by Rae Wang, Director of Product Management (Android Security and Privacy Team) Unlike other mobile OSes, Android is built with a transparent, open-source architecture. We firmly believe that our users and the mobile ecosystem at-large should be able to verify Android’s security and safety and not just take our word for it.

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WebAuthn, Passwordless and FIDO2 Explained: Fundamental Components of a Passwordless Architecture

Duo's Security Blog

Experts in the fields of data protection and information security now look towards new technologies to make system access much more secure. In this article, we will go in-depth on the basic building blocks of passwordless technology: WebAuthn, FIDO, CTAP, FIDO2, and how it all comes together for the user. What is WebAuthn?

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Exclusive: The largest mobile malware marketplace identified by Resecurity in the Dark Web

Security Affairs

Resecurity has identified a new underground marketplace in the Dark Web oriented towards mobile malware developers and operators. Later, cybercriminals successfully applied the same approach to mobile devices, because modern digital payments are extremely interconnected when it comes to mobile applications used by consumers. .

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BrandPost: The evolution of security service edge (SSE) and zero trust

CSO Magazine

Zero trust is a framework for securing organizations in the cloud and mobile world that asserts that no user or application should be trusted by default. Zero trust is a way of thinking permeating across several areas, not just new architecture or technology. The short answer is that they are closely intertwined.