AI/ML for 5G and Beyond Cybersecurity

TL;DR

This paper reviews the role of AI/ML in enhancing security for 5G and beyond IoT systems, emphasizing the need for trustworthy AI/ML deployment and proposing perspectives for threat prediction and mitigation.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive review of AI/ML applications in 5G security and offers perspectives on predicting and mitigating security threats in future networks.

Findings

AI/ML techniques are vital for cybersecurity in 5G and IoT.

Challenges exist in defining and understanding AI/ML-specific threats.

Real-time monitoring is essential for security in 5G and beyond.

Abstract

The advancements in communication technology (5G and beyond) and global connectivity Internet of Things (IoT) also come with new security problems that will need to be addressed in the next few years. The threats and vulnerabilities introduced by AI/ML based 5G and beyond IoT systems need to be investigated to avoid the amplification of attack vectors on AI/ML. AI/ML techniques are playing a vital role in numerous applications of cybersecurity. Despite the ongoing success, there are significant challenges in ensuring the trustworthiness of AI/ML systems. However, further research is needed to define what is considered an AI/ML threat and how it differs from threats to traditional systems, as currently there is no common understanding of what constitutes an attack on AI/ML based systems, nor how it might be created, hosted and propagated [ETSI, 2020]. Therefore, there is a need for studying the AI/ML approach to ensure safe and secure development, deployment, and operation of AI/ML based 5G and beyond IoT systems. For 5G and beyond, it is essential to continuously monitor and analyze any changing environment in real-time to identify and reduce intentional and unintentional risks. In this study, we will review the role of the AI/ML technique for 5G and beyond security. Furthermore, we will provide our perspective for predicting and mitigating 5G and beyond security using AI/ML techniques.