What do 5G, the US election infrastructure and the FireElement RAT from QUA R&D all have in common? The answer is that they are the focus of the latest edition of the Global Threat Intelligence Report (GTIC) from NTT Ltd. As expected, with the US 2020 elections getting ever closer, it is the election story that takes the lead. However, it is the 5G story that catches the eye, not least for the closing paragraph that seems to put the responsibility for security on mobile providers.
NTT has a significant stake in 5G. In November 2019, IPlytics ranked NTT as the 10th largest holder of patents around 5G. In January 2020, NTT declared ownership and licencing of over 1100 essential IP patent families around 5G. This is important when it comes to mobile providers requiring security to be built into the deployment process. jobs with computer science degree has a focus on Secure by Design. It is an approach that requires security to be built-in from the design phase, not engineered later and bolted on.
5G, we are constantly being told, is the technology that will liberate the Internet. It is the technology that will enable everyone to get online. More importantly, it will free all those Internet of Things (IoT) devices and make possible smart cities, connected cars and much more. The idea of ubiquitous connectivity excites people from users to developers. But getting online is one thing; getting online securely and being safe is a much more tricky issue.
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