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Mobile Security

Last Updated: June 22, 2023 | Press Releases

S&T Seeks Solutions for Privacy Preserving Digital Credential Wallets & Verifiers

DHS S&T announced a new solicitation to create, improve and implement a new set of tools that protect the privacy of individuals when using digital credentials that can be used for a variety of purposes including travel, immigration and citizenship status, employment, residency status and more.

Last Updated: June 30, 2022 | Publication

4G, 5G, and 6G Use Cases for DHS

Developments in wireless networks enable evolving applications for general and DHS mission focused technologies. DHS operators can reference 4G and 5G enabled use cases to understand capabilities that are currently or soon to be available and use projections of 6G use cases to plan for the coming decade.

Last Updated: June 30, 2022 | Publication

Identifying 6G Focus Areas for DHS Infographic

A proactive focus on emerging opportunities and threats associated with 6G development and deployment can enable DHS to prepare the homeland security enterprise to safely transition to the next generation of connectivity.

Last Updated: June 30, 2022 | Publication

Comparing Applications of 4G, 5G, and 6G Infographic

The evolution of information and communications technology (ICT) will continue to enable increasing levels of interconnected and digitized operations within the homeland security enterprise.

Last Updated: June 30, 2022 | Publication

Understanding Technical Advancements of 5G Infographic

Technical advancements that emerged in the transition from 4G to 5G include decreased latency, improved reliability, and expanded capacity, all of which will support new connected capabilities across the homeland security enterprise.
 

Last Updated: March 24, 2022 | Press Releases

Feature Article: S&T Report Peers into the Future of 5G & 6G

S&T recently completed an in-depth study that gives interested stakeholders some insight into the ongoing rollout of 5G networking technologies and the early development of 6G.

Last Updated: January 18, 2022 | Publication

5G: The Telecommunications Horizon and Homeland Security

A look into the future of 5G/6G connectivity and its relation to the homeland security enterprise.

Last Updated: October 25, 2021 | Publication

Improve Mobile Communications Security — Texas A&M University ITEC SRMNI Fact Sheet

Using existing commercial voice systems from leading service providers and enterprise equipment manufacturers, the Texas A&M Internet 2 Technology Evaluation Center (ITEC), in partnership with Columbia University and Texas A&M University at Commerce, is developing a testbed for full-function secured and interoperable voice and data services.

Last Updated: October 25, 2021 | Publication

Security Gaps in Telephony Systems — University of Florida SRMNI Fact Sheet

The University of Florida's Secure and Resilient Mobile Network Infrastructure (SRMNI) project is developing solutions for legacy and future cellular systems that will detect and mitigate voice call and message interception and user tracking by hostile third parties.

Last Updated: October 20, 2021 | Publication

Embedded Devices Are Vulnerable Red Balloon Security SRMNI R&D Project Fact Sheet

Through this Secure and Resilient Mobile Network Infrastructure project, Red Balloon Security is integrating its patented firmware hardening and runtime protection technologies—Symbiote and Autotomic Binary Structure Randomization (ABSR)—into mobile network infrastructure embedded devices to mitigate exposure to a wide range of attack chains.