Securing Connections: Defending Telco Workloads in the Cloud Era

Explore the evolving landscape of telco security in this 40-minute conference talk by Phil Porras from Accuknox, presented by the Linux Foundation. Delve into the challenges posed by 5G networks, virtualization, and cloud adoption in the telecommunications 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 access across infrastructure. Learn about leveraging Cloud Native tools 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 automated security solutions that can maintain robust protection across the entire network infrastructure.