Mobile Security Architectures, Threats and Mitigation

Joshua Franklin, NIST

6:00-8:00pm Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Building III Room 2226, UMBC@Universities at Shady Grove
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Cellular technology plays an increasingly large role in society as it has become the primary portal to the internet for a large segment of the population. One of the main drivers making this change possible is the deployment of modern 4G LTE cellular technologies. This talk will cover the fundamentals of cellular network operation and explores the evolution of 2G GSM, 3G UMTS and 4G cellular security architectures. Then, the talk will turn to an analysis and discussion of the threats posed to cellular networks and supporting mitigation techniques. Although the talk will include older GSM and UMTS technologies, it will be focused heavily on LTE as the current-state of industry.

Joshua Franklin is a Security Engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) focusing on cellular security, electronic voting, and public safety. Prior to NIST, Joshua worked at the U.S. Election Assistance Commission gathering extensive experience with voting technologies. After graduating from Kennesaw State University with a Bachelors of Science in Information Systems, he received a Masters of Science in Information Security and Assurance from George Mason University.

Host: Dr. Ben Shariati ()