The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have unveiled new guidelines regarding the security risks associated with 5G network slicing and how to mitigate them. According to the document, a network slice is “an end-to-end logical network that provides specific network capabilities and characteristics to fit a user’s needs.” While multiple network slices run on a single physical network, the guidelines explain network slice users are authenticated for only a single network area, enabling data and security isolation.

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