5G has designed in security controls to address many of the threats faced in today's 4G/3G/2G networks. These controls include new mutual authentication capabilities, enhanced subscriber identity protection, and additional security mechanisms. 5G offers the mobile industry an unprecedented opportunity to uplift network and service security levels. 5G provides preventative measures to limit the impact of known threats, but adopting new network technologies introduces potential new threats for the industry to manage.
The PolySec Lab is looking at the security of the data, so phone and application usage is secured from the hackers.