A Digital Twin for the 5G Era: the SPIDER Cyber Range
Publicated to:Proceedings - 2022 Ieee 23rd International Symposium On A World Of Wireless, Mobile And Multimedia Networks, Wowmom 2022. 567-572 - 2022-01-01 (), DOI: 10.1109/WoWMoM54355.2022.00088
Authors: Rebecchi F; Pastor A; Mozo A; Lombardo C; Bruschi R; Aliferis I; Doriguzzi-Corin R; Gouvas P; Romero AA; Angelogianni A; Politis I; Xenakis C
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Abstract
Service providers, 5G network operators and, more generally, vertical industries face today a dangerous shortage of highly skilled cybersecurity experts. Along with the escalation and growing sophistication of cyber-attacks, 5G networks require the training of skilled and highly competent cyber forces. To meet these requirements, the SPIDER cyber range focuses specifically on 5G, and is based on three pillars, (i) cyber security assessment, (ii) training cyber security teams to defend against complex cyber-attack scenarios, and (iii) evaluation of cyber risk. The SPIDER cyber range replicates a customized 5G network, enabling the execution of cyber-exercises that take advantage of hands-on interaction in real time, the sharing of information between participants, and the gathering of feedback from network equipment, as well as the development and adaptation of advanced operational procedures. This aims to help 5G security professionals improve their ability to collaboratively manage and predict security incidents, complex attacks, and propagated vulnerabilities. The SPIDER cyber range is validated in two relevant use case scenarios aimed at demonstrating, in a realistic, measurable, and replicable way the transformations SPIDER will bring to the cybersecurity industry.
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This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: France; Greece; Italy.