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The EU coordinated risk assessment follows the approach set out in the ISO/IEC: 27005 risk
assessment methodology. It reflects the assessment of a set of parameters:
The main types of threats posed to 5G networks;
The main threat actors;
The main assets and their degree of sensitivity;
The main vulnerabilities; and
The main risks and related scenarios.
Threats, assets and vulnerabilities
Compromised confidentiality
Compromised availability
Compromised integrity
Non adversary/
accidental
5
4
Individual hacker
3
2
Nation state or nation
state-backed actor
1
0
Insider within a telecom
operator or
subcontractor
hacktivist group
organized crime group
Figure 1 - Consolidated view on threat category by threat actor
-Threats
Threats posed by states or state-backed actors, are perceived to be of highest relevance.
They represent indeed the most serious as well as the most likely threat actors, as they can
have the motivation, intent and most importantly the capability to conduct persistent and
sophisticated attacks on the security of 5G networks.
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