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5G is often touted as the next-gen backbone to a new chapter in technology, from autonomous vehicles to smart cities and virtual reality-infused entertainment. Every industry has exciting use cases that are built on the theoretical capabilities of 5G’s real-time data transfer, high capacity, and faster service.
But not all the hype around the ‘next-gen’ cellular technology has been positive.
The stripping of Huawei equipment from the UK telecom infrastructure has set deployment back by up to three years. Not to mention the wild conspiracy theories surrounding 5G’s link to the coronavirus which saw cell towers set ablaze.
As reported by ZDNet, renewed concerns around the security readiness of 5G suppliers were highlighted at Black Hat Asia this week, as researchers demonstrated how attackers could take advantage of a “decades-old protocol” to exploit 5G networks.
The statement was made as countries race to deploy 5G infrastructure in a bid for their economies to leverage some of those aforementioned benefits, before rivals, with download speeds up to 100x faster than 4G. By 2024, 5G networks are expected to cover dated protocols could gaping security holes
