Risk 1: Misconfiguration of Networks
Risk mitigation plan: Increase network security and resilience
Most relevant/high-impact measures
Regulatory powers:
SM01: Strengthening the role of national authorities
SM02: Performing audits on operators and requiring information
Network security – baseline measures
TM01: Ensuring the application of baseline security requirements (secure network design and
architecture)
TM02: Ensuring and evaluating the implementation of security measures in existing 5G standards
Network security – 5G specific measures
TM03: Ensuring strict access controls
TM04: Increasing the security of virtualised network functions
TM05: Ensuring secure 5G network management, operation and monitoring
TM07: Reinforcing software integrity, update and patch management
Expected
effectiveness
Potential
implementation factors
Indicative
timeframe
Depends on
implementation of
measures, but can be
VERY HIGH.
Resource costs
Sector-specific economic
impacts (operators and
suppliers)
(potentially) Broader
economic and/or societal
impacts
Depends on scope of
measures, but can be
MEDIUM to HIGH.
Resource costs
Sector-specific economic
impacts
SHORT term
Depends on scope of
measures, but can be
HIGH.
Resource costs
Sector-specific economic
impacts
SHORT term.
Depends on 5G
deployment
calendar.
SHORT term
Risk 2: Lack of Access Controls
Risk mitigation plan: Increase network security, in particular strengthen rules on access to network by suppliers and on use of Managed Service Providers and
third line support
Expected
Potential
Indicative
Most relevant/high-impact measures
effectiveness
implementation factors
timeframe
Regulatory powers:
SM01: Strengthening the role of national authorities
SM02: Performing audits on operators and requiring information
Depends on
implementation of
measures, but can be
VERY HIGH.
Third party suppliers:
SM03: Assessing the risk profile of suppliers and for suppliers considered to be high risk, applying
restrictions, including necessary exclusions, for key assets
Depends on scope of
measures, but can be
HIGH.
Resource costs
Sector-specific economic
impacts (operators)
(potentially) Broader
economic and/or societal
impacts
Resource costs
Sector-specific economic
impacts (operators and
suppliers)
SHORT term
SHORT term.
Depends on 5G
deployment
calendar.
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