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Facebook's Magma brings open-source mobile cores to carrier-grade LTE and 5G. Moving ahead, Magma will run with the Linux Foundation using a vendor-neutral governance framework. . 5G is one part hardware, one part standards -- oh so many 5G standards, and one part software. Indeed, it wasn't for 5G's open-source technologies , 5G wouldn't have gotten off the ground. Now, the software and hardware sides of 5G are getting closer together than ever with the cellular core, network software open-source stack Magma . Magma was developed by Facebook to help telecom operators deploy mobile networks quickly and easily. The project, which Facebook open-sourced in 2019 , does this by providing a software-centric distributed mobile packet core and tools for automating network management. This containerized network function integrates with the existing back end of a mobile network and makes it easy to launch new services at the network edge. . Magma is an innovative open-source initiative transforming 5G technology by streamlining mobile network management, enabling efficient resource deployment and cost reduction.. Magma Project, 5G Solutions, Open-Source Network Management, Linux Foundation, Telecom Innovations. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
A group of academics from South Korea have identified 36 new vulnerabilities in the Long-Term Evolution (LTE) standard used by thousands of mobile networks and hundreds of millions of users across the world. . The vulnerabilities allow attackers to disrupt mobile base stations, block incoming calls to a device, disconnect users from a mobile network, send spoofed SMS messages, and eavesdrop and manipulate user data traffic. The link for this article located at ZDNet is no longer available. . Recently identified 5G security flaws may jeopardize telecommunications systems and the privacy of user information.. LTE Security Flaws, Mobile Network Vulnerabilities, Attackers Risk, South Korea Research. . Brittany Day
Arbor Networks' annual infrastructure report for 2010 shows mobile networks in the crosshairs, DDoS attacks against ISPs intensify. In a painful reminder of the fragile state of wireless network security, some 55 percent of mobile providers worldwide suffered outages in 2010 due to security incidents, according to a new report on network infrastructure released today. . And more than half admit to having limited visibility into their networks. Meanwhile, DDoS attacks against ISPs have hit a new high, breaking the 100-Gbps barrier, and application-layer attacks continue to rise beyond HTTP, with attacks against HTTPS, SMTP, and VOIP, Arbor Networks' 2010 Infrastructure Security Report found. And with the wave of attacks on high-profile commercial websites in the wake of the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, DDoS has become more of a household name. The link for this article located at Dark Reading is no longer available. . Telecommunication systems encounter major vulnerabilities, as 52% indicate disruptions due to DDoS attacks. Discover further details on the dangers.. Mobile Network Security,DDoS Threats,ISP Outages,Infrastructure Reporting. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
A new report from Akamai Technologies shows that hackers appear to be increasingly using the Telnet remote access protocol to attack corporate servers over mobile networks.. Akamai, which specializes in managing content and Web traffic, issues quarterly reports on Internet traffic trends. The latest report, which covers the third quarter of 2010, shows that 10 percent of attacks that came from mobile networks are directed at Port 23, which Telnet uses. That marks a somewhat unusual spike for the aging protocol. The link for this article located at Network World is no longer available. . According to recent findings from Cloudflare, there is a worrisome rise in cybercriminals targeting SSH vulnerabilities via Wi-Fi connections, prompting significant alarm.. Telnet Security, Akamai Trends, Mobile Network Threats, Cyber Attack Insights. . Anthony Pell
"... The proposal, which paves the way to make IPv6 the standard protocol in third-generation mobile multimedia networks, was accepted this week in a plenary session of the system architecture group of the 3GPP (Third-Generation Partnership Project), Nokia said in . . .. "... The proposal, which paves the way to make IPv6 the standard protocol in third-generation mobile multimedia networks, was accepted this week in a plenary session of the system architecture group of the 3GPP (Third-Generation Partnership Project), Nokia said in a statement." The link for this article located at InfoWorld is no longer available. . Agreement reached to establish IPv6 as the primary protocol in next-gen mobile multimedia systems.. IPv6 Standardization, Multimedia Networking, 3G Protocols, Mobile Multimedia. . Anthony Pell
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