Security

Available Now: Ransomware Active Attack Response Best Common Practices Document
May 23, 2023
Ransomware continues to wreak havoc on global industry, governments, individuals and enterprises. Research shows that more than a third of all businesses were victims of ransomware in 2021, and now over a quarter of all malware has been reprovisioned for ransom. Ransomware is the result of malicious attackers compromising a system or network and exfiltrating […]

Securing IoT Networks: NCCoE and CableLabs Collaborate to Develop Trusted Onboarding Solution
May 9, 2023
Billions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices have been added to the internet over the past several years. During that time, millions of insecure IoT devices have contributed to massive Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) attacks, exposing end users’ private data. To address the problem of insecure IoT devices, CableLabs participates in and contributes to […]

Improving the Resilience of Cable Networks Through RPKI
January 24, 2022
Today, CableLabs is releasing a set of best common practices to help accelerate the deployment of Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI), which can mitigate the risk of IP prefix hijacking. All broadband networks serving residential and business users consist of both access networks and IP networks. The access network connects residential homes and business premises […]

How Cable Networks Secure Communications
November 12, 2021
The email you sent, the website you visited, the internet searches you performed, the internet purchases you just made—they all require strong security to protect against eavesdropping, changes to your messages, and those who would make these services unavailable to you. These service examples demonstrate the foundational triad of security: confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Securing […]

Raising the Bar on Gateway Device Security
October 7, 2021
Today, CableLabs® has publicly released a set of best common practices (BCP) to enhance the security of cable modems, integrated access points, and home routers (collectively, known as “gateway devices”) against malicious activity and other cyber threats. This work builds on and extends CableLabs’ and the cable industry’s longstanding leadership in cybersecurity to ensure a […]

Practical Considerations for Post-Quantum Cryptography Deployment
August 17, 2021
It’s the year 2031, and the pandemic is in the past. While Dave drinks his morning coffee and reads the news, a headline catches his attention. A large quantum computer is finally operational! Suddenly, Dave’s mind is racing. After few seconds, as his heartbeat slows, he looks up into the mirror and proudly says, “Yes, […]

Transparent Security Outperforms Traditional DDoS Solution in Lab Trial
May 20, 2021
Transparent Security is an open-source solution for identifying and mitigating distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and the devices (e.g., Internet of Things [IoT] sensors) that are the source of those attacks. Transparent Security is enabled through a programmable data plane (e.g., “P4”-based) and uses in-band network telemetry (INT) technology for device identification and mitigation, […]

A Proposal for a Long-Term Post-Quantum Transitioning Strategy for the Broadband Industry via Composite Crypto and PQPs
October 22, 2020
The broadband industry has historically relied on public-key cryptography to provide secure and strong authentication across access networks and devices. In our environment, one of the most challenging issues—when it comes to cryptography—is to support devices with different capabilities. Some of these devices may or may not be fully (or even partially) upgradeable. This can […]

EAP-CREDS: Enabling Policy-Oriented Credential Management in Access Networks
August 20, 2020
In our ever-connected world, we want our devices and gadgets to be always available, independently from where or which access networks we are currently using. There’s a wide variety of Internet of Things (IoT) devices out there, and although they differ in myriad ways – power, data collection capabilities, connectivity – we want them all […]

Maintaining Confidentiality in the 10G Network
August 4, 2020
The 10G platform will offer almost limitless opportunities for innovation and new experiences in the home, bolstering the capabilities of the Internet of Things (IoT) landscape. While the volume of data that passes over cable technologies continues to grow, the classification of private and confidential boundaries continues to change. Moreover, security is an abstract topic, […]