
Re: 5G Networks. Your opinion?
Christoph wrote:
Hi!
Some time soon 5G networks are going to replace today's 3g and 4g. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the new standart? Your opinion?
Advantages - GREAT SPEED!
Disadvantages - "5G inherits the weaknesses of LTE networks.The exploitation of mobile signaling network vulnerabilities, like Signaling System 7 (SS7), has previously caused the exposure of private information, such as user data interceptions (voice, SMS, data), subscriber tracking, as well as DoS attacks on services or network elements. The Diameter system, which replaced the SS7 in LTE, promised to fix these issues, but they still exist, even if they have now taken a different form." Taken from an article on DZone.
“Research indicates that 100% of LTE networks are vulnerable to DoS through Diameter exploitation. This means that 100% of 5G Non-Standalone networks will be vulnerable to DoS, too,” the report stated." Taken from Nullsec. And here is the report both of these articles refer to
https://positive-tech.com/research/ss7-vulnerability-2018/. So I don't feel too excited about 5G networks if they still have those significant vulnerabilities.