GSA Provides 5G Guidance to Other Agencies
The General Services Administration's new “plain-language guidance” will help government agencies buy secure 5G technology, GSA said. Its Office of Information Technology Category drafted the newly published guidance, which incorporated feedback from other agencies, and is part of the government’s…
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National Strategy to Secure 5G, said a Thursday news release. “5G networks have the potential to be faster, more reliable, and serve many more devices -- and could provide infrastructure to help with everything from smart buildings to telemedicine,” said Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Sonny Hashmi. Delivering 5G “requires significant changes to mobile communication systems,” the guidance document says: “These changes can introduce security vulnerabilities and expand the attack surface.” Bad actors may attempt to “influence 5G networks’ design and architectures,” it says, warning of risks to the supply chain. “The presence of more components increases the complexity of 5G systems. It also complicates the supply chains that produce them.”