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Although the fifth generation (5G) wireless networks are yet to be fully investigated, the visionaries of the 6th generation (6G) echo systems have already come into the discussion. Therefore, in order to consolidate and solidify the security and privacy in 6G networks, we survey how security may impact the envisioned 6G wireless systems, possible...
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... the security threat landscape has been evolved with more advanced attack scenarios and powerful attackers. The evolution of security landscape of telecommunication networks, from 4G towards the envisioned 6G era, is illustrated in Figure 1. 4G networks faced security and privacy threats mainly due to the execution of wireless applications. ...
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... there are many research opportunities for finding the correct balance between increasing data privacy and maintaining them with lower computation load which may reduce the speed and accuracy of the computation. In Figure 10, we describe illustrate a summary of 6G privacy with respect to privacy types, privacy violation, privacy protection, and related technologies. ...
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... Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs) which are relevant to 6G security as shown in Figure 11. ...
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... the security threat landscape has been evolved with more advanced attack scenarios and powerful attackers. The evolution of security landscape of telecommunication networks, from 4G towards the envisioned 6G era, is Figure 1. 4G networks faced security and privacy threats mainly due to the execution of wireless applications. ...
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... there are many research opportunities for finding the correct balance between increasing data privacy and maintaining them with lower computation load which may reduce the speed and accuracy of the computation. In Figure 10, we describe illustrate a summary of 6G privacy with respect to privacy types, privacy violation, privacy protection, and related technologies. ...
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