Securing 5G virtual networks: a critical analysis of SDN, NFV, and network slicing security

AK Alnaim - International Journal of Information Security, 2024 - Springer
Abstract 5G, the current generation of communication networks is based on the standards
defined by 3GPP and other organizations (ETSI, ENISA, NGMN). These standards define …

Securing the Future of Web-Enabled IoT: A Critical Analysis of Web of Things Security.

KM Albarrak - Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
Abstract The Web of Things (WoT) represents a significant advancement on the Internet of
Things (IoT), where web technologies are integrated to enhance device interoperability and …

A misuse pattern for compromising VMs via virtual machine escape in NFV

A Alnaim, A Alwakeel, EB Fernandez - Proceedings of the 14th …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Cloud computing has provided many services to potential consumers; one of these services
being the provision of network functions using virtualization. Network Function Virtualization …

Toward a reference architecture for NFV

AM Alwakeel, AK Alnaim… - 2019 2nd International …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging technology that has drawn the
attention of the industry. NFV aims to transform legacy network infrastructure into virtualized …

Performance evaluation of virtualization methodologies to facilitate NFV deployment

S Zahoor, I Ahmad, AU Rehman, ET Eldin… - … , Materials and Continua, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of the Next-Generation Wireless Network (NGWN) is becoming a reality.
To conduct specialized processes more, rapid network deployment has become essential …

[PDF][PDF] A misuse pattern for NFV based on privilege escalation

AK Alnaim, AM Alwakeel… - Proceedings of the 8th …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) leverages cloud computing and virtualization
technology to deliver on-demand network functions as software services, which are hosted …

Misuse Patterns from the Threat of Modification of Non-Control Data in Network Function Virtualization

AK Alnaim - Future Internet, 2022 - mdpi.com
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a virtual network model, the goal of which is a cost-
efficient transition of the hardware infrastructure into a flexible and reliable software platform …

Achieving high end-to-end availability in VNF networks

E Rodicio, D Pan, J Liu, B Tang - … International Conference on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As software programs, Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) introduce new challenges to
network availability due to their potential software failures. Existing models on the availability …

The State of Security in Sdn, Nfv, and Network Slicing

AK Alnaim, EB Fernandez - Nfv, and Network Slicing, 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract 5G, the current generation of communication networks is based on the stan-dards
deftned by 3GPP and other organizations (ETSI, ENISA, NGNM). These standards deftne …

[PDF][PDF] A pattern for NFV management and orchestration (MANO)

AM Alwakeel, AK Alnaim… - Proceedings of the 8th …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Network Functions (NF) normally require a tightly coupled infrastructure making the process
of enhancing and expanding the network difficult. Network Function Virtualization (NFV) …