MEC - Cybersecurity at the Edge

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Cybersecurity at the Edge : Opportunities and challenges toward 6G

When ?

• Tuesday 10 December 2024 – 15.30 – 18.30 CET
• Remote: This will be in presence and remote.
• Participation free of charge

Abstract

• The edge is becoming a hybrid multi-cloud environment, federating communication and computing assets from operators, service providers and hyperscalers. This fundamental nature of the edge deployments has certainly a huge impact on security, as a user workload may execute in an environment involving multiple stakeholders.

• Additionally, security decisions are in principle very complex and depend on several factors, which need to be analyzed from an E2E perspective, also including terminals and IT infra at the edge. In particular, automotive sector is a key domain where MEC deployments are key to deliver services to customers, and where also there is an increased need for security (due also to the progressive introduction of automated and connected cars, where softwarization and introduction of AI is a ubiquitous phenomenon in all parts of the infrastructure). In that perspective, also AI systems and their related governance, will be a challenge also toward 6G systems, future technology infrastructure will be AI-native and edge-native by design.

• This panel will provide a must-have overview on edge computing cybersecurity, with a special focus on automotive use cases. The speakers, as relevant international experts in the area, will provide a comprehensive view of the state-of-the-art, encompassing standards (e.g. 3GPP, ETSI, IETF), compliance, regulations (ENISA, ETSI, CEN, CENELEC), certification schemes (e.g. EUCC, EUCS, CRA, EU5G), and best practices from industry (e.g. GSMA, 5GAA), including trust management frameworks from research projects (e.g. CONNECT, VERGE, Hexa-X), also with a perspective on recent normative challenges related to adoption of AI. The final goal will be to provide a diverse set of points of view from industry and research, not only to demystify edge cybersecurity, but also to identify promising directions toward future 6G systems.

Organizers

Nurit Sprecher (Nokia, Head of Management, Virtualization and Application Enablement Standardization) Dario Sabella (ETSI MEC Chair , xFlow Research Inc. , VP Technology and Standards)

Agenda of the live event

1. Welcome note, setting the scene: unlocking 5G/6G Edge Value for Spatial Computing and Gaming Applications (10 minutes)
   • Nurit Sprecher, Nokia, ETSI MEC delegate, Spatial Computing and Gaming @ MEC Discovery Event Chair
2. Key Notes: Edging Ahead: XR, GenAI, and Beyond (15 minutes)
   • Leslie Shannon, Trend and Innovation Scouting
3. Elisa’s approach to Metaverse - Emerging trends and possibilities (15 minutes)
   • Santeri Suominen, Metaverse Initiative Lead, Elisa
4. Next-Gen Gaming @ The Edge: Pioneering Edge Market Evolution, Ultra Low Latency Matchmaking, MNO Interoperability, and Network Slicing (15 minutes)
   • Josh Arensberg, CTO, Media and Entertainment, Verizon
5. Real world examples how the edge network has enabled spatial computing by improving performance and security at the same time (15 minutes)
   • Matias Koski, CEO, Immersal
6. Edge computing applied to today’s gaming market: a case study (15 minutes)
   • Mathieu Dupeer, CEO and Founder, EdgeGap
7. 5G Extended Realities - Highly Secure XR Streaming from the Edge (15 minutes)
   • Philipp Landgraf, Senior Director XR Streaming, Holo-Light
8. ‎Network as Code live demo for Visual Positioning in Events (15 minutes)
   • Lauri Alho, Head of Ecosystem Development, Nokia
9. Edge Horizons: Navigating Future Opportunities in Spatial Computing and Gaming – open panel discussion: (30 minutes)
   • Moderator: Leslie Shannon, Nokia, Head of Trend and Innovation Scouting
10. Wrap-up: learnings and next steps (10 minutes)
    • Nurit Sprecher, Nokia, ETSI MEC delegate, chair on the MEC discovery event