Securing Connections: Defending Telco Workloads in the Cloud Era

Explore the evolving landscape of telecommunications security in this 23-minute conference talk by Barun Acharya from Accuknox. Delve into the challenges posed by 5G networks, virtualization, and cloud adoption in the telco industry. Examine real-life attack vectors based on the MITRE Fight and ENISA Threat Landscape, and discover potential mitigation frameworks for implementing hardening and least permissive accesses across the infrastructure. Learn about leveraging Cloud Native tooling such as Admission Controllers, Network Policies, Service Mesh Policies, Kubernetes Security Context, Observability, and Runtime Security Engines to enhance security measures. Address the complexities of securing distributed telco networks across data centers and edge devices, and explore strategies for implementing automated security solutions that align with telco systems. Gain insights into maintaining robust security across expansive network infrastructures in the cloud era.