Editorial Foreword

5G security is a very hot topic today but adequate information and understanding is still missing even among the technical society. In this special issue of the journal we present 5 papers discussing 5G security as per 3GPP specifications written by experts in the field. These papers are based on “3GPP 5G Security Workshop” we organized with 5GMF in cooperation with 3GPP and ARIB on 1st July 2019 at Tokyo, Japan. All the papers were thoroughly reviewed before acceptance for publication.

Papers are listed below:

1. Overview on the Security in 5G Phase 2
   Noamen Ben Henda (Ericson, Torshamnsgatan 23, 164 40 Stockholm, Sweden)
2. 5G and the Need for Platform Integrity
   A. Brusilovsky (Conshohocken, PA, USA) and I. McDonald (Grand Marais, MI, USA)
3. USIM in 5G Era
   Mireille Pauliac (Department of Standardization and Technology, Thales, France)
4. Non-3GPP Access Security in 5G
   Andreas Kunz (Lenovo, Oberursel, Germany) and Apostolis Salkintzis (Motorola Mobility, Athens, Greece)
5. 3GPP Non-Public Network Security
   A. Jerichow (Nokia Bell Labs, Europe), B. Covell (Nokia Bell Labs, Europe), D. Chandramouli (Nokia Bell Labs, Europe), A. Rezaki (Nokia Bell Labs, Europe), A. Lansisalmi (Nokia Bell Labs, Europe) and J. Merkel (Nokia Bell Labs, Europe)

Our thanks to the authors for their paper submission, the reviewers for their generous contribution of time and expertise, and of course the readers of the journal for their interest.

Dr. Anand R. Prasad
Editor-in-Chief
Founder & CEO
wenovator, Japan

Dr. Sivabalan Arumugam
Associate Editor
Rakuten Mobile Inc