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Exploring 5G Security: Understanding the Basics
Gain hands-on expertise in 5G security through practical exercises that cover identifying and mitigating cyber threats, including exploits, phishing, ransomware, and social engineering. Learn how to implement security awareness, understand governance and compliance, and explore different types of security, such as physical, network, and account protections. Dive deep into private 5G security and service-based attacks, 5G slicing vulnerabilities, and CHF attacks. Enhance your skills by testing 5G networks with fuzzing and data manipulation techniques, ensuring a secure and resilient 5G infrastructure.
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About The Lab
Prerequisites
Audiences
Lab Architecture
This Hands-on Training consists of a simulated 5G network environment focused on security. Participants will explore cyberattacks, threat mitigation, and governance requirements while identifying and defending against 5G-specific vulnerabilities, such as service-based attacks, network slicing risks, and more.
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Why this Lab ?
This lab is crucial for learning how to protect 5G networks from cyber threats. You’ll explore attacks like phishing, ransomware, and 5G-specific vulnerabilities, while practicing security techniques for private 5G, slicing, and CHF protection. Hands-on testing with fuzzing will help you identify and mitigate vulnerabilities, preparing you to secure 5G infrastructures.
Lab Objectives
- Understand the fundamentals of cyber security, including common cyberattacks, exploits, and threat actors.
- Identify and analyze various types of phishing, ransomware, and social engineering attacks within the network environment.
- Implement effective security awareness programs to mitigate risks associated with human vulnerabilities.
- Explore different types of security, including physical, network, and account-level protections in various systems.
- Learn about governance and compliance requirements for securing networks.
- Recognize the unique characteristics of Private 5G networks and identify potential malicious attacks.
- Understand service-based attacks targeting 5G networks and how to defend against them.
- Investigate the security challenges and protections in 5G network slicing, including potential attack vectors.
- Explore CHF (Charging Function) attacks and effective protection mechanisms to secure billing and charging services in 5G.
- Perform testing using fuzzing and analyze data manipulation tactics that could compromise 5G network integrity.
- Develop skills to identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities in 5G networks through hands-on lab exercises.
