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NIST CSWP 36E

5G Network Security Design Principles: Applying 5G Cybersecurity and Privacy Capabilities

Date Published: March 2026

Author(s)

Michael Bartock (NIST), Jeffrey Cichonski (NIST), Murugiah Souppaya (NIST), Karen Kent (Trusted Cyber Annex), Parisa Grayeli (MITRE), Sanjeev Sharma (MITRE)

Abstract

Keywords

3GPP; 5G; cybersecurity; privacy; virtual routing and forwarding (VRF)
Control Families

None selected

Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.CSWP.36E
Download URL

Supplemental Material:
Project homepage

Publication Parts:
CSWP 36
CSWP 36A
CSWP 36B
CSWP 36C
CSWP 36D

Document History:
06/17/25: CSWP 36E (Draft)
03/19/26: CSWP 36E (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

general security & privacy

Technologies

mobile, networks

Applications

communications & wireless

Laws and Regulations

E-Government Act

Sectors

telecommunications