Draft 5G White Paper Now Available: False Base Station
The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released the initial public draft Cybersecurity White Paper (CSWP) 36G, False Base Station, which details how the availability of inexpensive, off-the-shelf hardware and software tools allows attackers to mimic legitimate carrier equipment to intercept and disrupt cellular communications. The paper evaluates how 5G devices respond to six simulated false base station scenarios and examines protections available to mitigate risks.
This white paper is part of the NCCoE’s work to accelerate the adoption of 5G security features by demonstrating their implementation on the NCCoE’s operational 5G security testbed and providing actionable implementation guidelines to help network operators and other stakeholders enhance the cybersecurity and privacy of 5G systems and supporting infrastructures.
A False (aka Rogue or Fake) Base Station (FBS) impersonates a real carrier radio access network. It transmits and receives radio signals that mimic a legitimate 5G cell and tricks...
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