Attacking O-RAN Interfaces: Threat Modeling, Analysis and Practical Experimentation
Acknowledging the new security challenges arising from the expanded threat surface, O-RAN WG11 provides procedures to identify threats and assess and mitigate risks.
Information
A new generation of open and disaggregated Radio Access Networks (RANs) enabling multi-vendor, flexible, and cost-effective deployments is being promoted by the Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) Alliance. However, this new level of disaggregation in the RAN also entails new security risks that must be carefully addressed. The O-RAN Alliance has established Working Group 11 (WG11) to ensure that the new specifications are secure by design. Acknowledging the new security challenges arising from the expanded threat surface, O-RAN WG11 provides procedures to identify threats and assess and mitigate risks.
Author/Speaker/Contributor
Pau Baguer, Girma M Yilma, Esteban Municio, Gines Garcia-Aviles, Andres Garcia-Saavedra, Marco Liebsch, Xavier Costa-Pérez
Event/Publication
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society
Date
July 2024
