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Cyber

CISA Releases 5G Strategy

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, August 24th, 2020

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CISA Releases 5G Strategy

Christopher Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at DHS. Photo: DHS

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday released a strategy aimed at strengthening the security and resilience of the nation’s emerging fifth-generation wireless infrastructure that aligns with a national strategy put out by the White House in the spring. The CISA 5G Strategy: Ensuring the Security and Resilience of 5G Infrastructure in Our Nation, puts forth five strategic initiatives, accompanied by related objectives, built around securing 5G networks. The first initiative is to support 5G policy and standards…

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