This workshop describes security shortcomings in mobile networks, both in the core network and in radio network, for GSM, UMTS, and LTE. The purpose of this workshop is to educate the audience on the range of security risks associated with using mobile devices.
The workshop will start with a general overview of cellular technology, the structure and function of mobile networks, and types of security flaws common to all mobile networks, some of which are unavoidable. We will then proceed to specific examples of security failures for different technology types and different services. The workshop will include live demonstrations of some of these security failures. This workshop covers the mobile network and handset baseband only, and does not address Android, iOS, or application-layer security.