The latest effort to shore up security for 5G network slicing at Canada’s University of Waterloo does not at first sight seem of great note globally with its modest funding of CAD1.5m ($1.11m), but is of interest for its primary focus on defense. It is also notable for its focus on vulnerabilities arising from the automation and orchestration enabled by software-defined networking (SDN) that makes it possible to slice networks in the first place. The University of Waterloo is part of a consortium called ‘5G and beyond’, set up by Canada’s Department of National Defense (DND) to develop secure 5G network slices for military deployment. The group is funded by the Department of National Defense (DND) through its Innovation for…