\tLIVE FROM MOBILE 360 SECURITY FOR 5G, THE HAGUE: GSMA director general Mats Granryd hailed \u201ctrust\u201d as the vital component of a successful 5G industry, declaring that all parts of the mobile business have a duty to ensure that security and trust are at the forefront of future network deployments.<\/p>\n
In a year which has seen major security breaches from online players such as Facebook [1] and WhatsApp [2], as well as the blacklisting of Chinese vendors from certain countries, Granryd used his opening keynote to warn of the dangers of continuing down this path.<\/p>\n
\u201cWithout trust – especially consumer trust – we have nothing. We don\u2019t have a product, we don\u2019t have a service and we certainly don\u2019t have an industry,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the mobile industry \u2013 now more than ever – trust is everything. There\u2019s the trust between consumers and their mobile operator\u2026 their handset provider and the apps they use and\u2026. with whom they share valuable and personal data. There\u2019s the trust between operators, handset and app providers and their suppliers. And there\u2019s the trust between them and the governments and regulators.\u201d<\/p>\n
Granryd also hinted at the US\u2019 decision to ban Huawei in light of perceived security threats, noting that a critical element of trust is \u201cthe trust between nations\u201d.<\/p>\n
Security in a world of Intelligent Connectivity
\nReferencing the familiar GSMA theme of \u2018Intelligent Connectivity\u2019, Granryd stated that new technologies such as 5G, AI, Big Data and the Internet of Things will pose many new security challenges.<\/p>\n
\u201cSecurity must be rigorous, robust and constantly evolving,\u201d he urged, before warning that it is important to find a balance between risk and reward. \u201cWe should be wary of burdening the industry with unnecessary testing,\u201d Granryd said, noting that \u201cno system is ever 100 per cent secure and that human interaction, or human error, presents the greatest risks\u201d.<\/p>\n
Three strategies
\nThe GSMA boss claimed there is no single solution to the challenges around security but outlined three strategies to potential success. First up, Granryd cited \u201ccollaboration\u201d as an important ingredient: \u201cIt is critical that we work together and share best practice on what are shared security goals and often a common adversary. We collaborate on an on-going basis via working groups such as the FASG [the GSMA\u2018s Fraud and Security Group] which has more than 1,600 members in its network.\u201c<\/p>\n
Second, he highlighted the role of \u201ccooperation\u201d between a buyer and its suppliers, enabling trusted business partnerships. \u201cCooperation here means working together, having shared objectives and being as transparent as possible, particularly around security,\u201d he said. \u201cWe must avoid becoming like the man who trusts nobody, which is the kind of man nobody trusts.\u201d<\/p>\n
And third, Granryd said: “It\u2019s critical that we embed security into the culture of every stakeholder within our supply chain and in every aspect of product design\u2026.from definition to decommission. Building security into company culture and product design is what NESAS [the Network Equipment Security Assurance Scheme], that we run and oversee in conjunction with 3GPP, aims to do. It provides security assurance in the design and product testing phase. It embeds best practice.\u201d<\/p>\n[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/home-banner\/facebook-backs-stronger-privacy-data-rules\/
\n[2] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/apps\/whatsapp-exposed-by-security-flaw\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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