5G Communication and Security in Connected Vehicles

The widespread diffusion of Cyber-Physical Systems and their capability to interact with the physical world depend also on the availability of 5G network. The exponential development of intelligent and interconnected IoT and autonomous systems, combined with the development of 5G networks, presents new challenges from a cyber-security perspective. The paper, without claiming to be exhaustive, offers insights and reflections on the very broad topic that integrates innovative devices, 5G and cybersecurity by illustrating the main European directions indicated by both the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for Electronic Component and Systems (ECS-SRIA) and the evolution of 5G network standards. Some of the aforementioned issues will be reanalysed through use cases based on Vehicles to X (V2X) scenario, where connectivity, safety and cybersecurity play a key interworking.