Key innovations in cybersecurity and privacy in the European 6G ecosystem

During the IEEE CAMAD conference 2024, we had the opportunity to organise a scientific workshop on the topic of “Addressing 6G Cybersecurity and Privacy Challenges”.
This workshop brought together top researchers in both areas of cybersecurity and 6G network under the umbrella of the EU SNS JU projects to share their ideas and research results, and created an opportunity for synergy with other projects acting as central discussion hub for European research. Special focus was given to novel approaches and strategies to deal with cybersecurity issues.

Figure: Roundtable with experts from various 6G-SNS projects including HORSE, PRIVATEER, RIGOUROUS, HEXA-X-II, i-Trust6G

The workshop introduced latest technical advances and concepts around cybersecurity in 6G addressed within three SNS JU projects (HORSE, PRIVATEER and RIGOROUS). From flagship Hexa-X-II project, the architectural aspects and their impact on 6G security was introduced together with some other key topics such as physical layer security and quantum safe 6G infrastructure. Moreover, the security and privacy aspects were particularly discussed with respect to the most highlighted 6G use case families identified in Hexa-X-II project. The concept of key value indicators (KVIs) such as social and environmental sustainability and their role in defining new 6G end-to-end system on trustworthy infrastructure was presented as the latest updates to the research community.

Watch the perspectives of HORSE, PRIVATEER and RIGOUROUS highlighting the key innovations in cybersecurity and privacy in the European 6G ecosystem.