Security,in,Network,Functions,Virtualization

The,software,and,networking,industry,is,experiencing,a,rapid,development,and,deployment,of,Network,Functions,Visualization,(NFV),technology,,in,both,enterprise,and,cloud,data,center,networks.,One,of,the,primary,reasons,for,this,technological,trend,is,that,NFV,has,the,capability,to,reduce,CAPEX,and,OPEX,,whilst,increasing,networking,service,efficiency,,performance,,agility,,scalability,,and,resource,utilization.,Despite,such,well-recognized,benefits,,security,remains,a,major,concern,of,network,service,providers,and,seriously,impedes,the,further,expansion,of,NFV.

This,book,is,therefore,dedicated,to,investigating,and,exploring,the,potential,security,issues,of,NFV.,It,contains,three,major,elements:,a,thorough,overview,of,the,NFV,framework,and,architecture,,a,comprehensive,threat,analysis,aiming,to,establish,a,layer-specific,threat,taxonomy,for,NFV,enabled,networking,services,,and,a,series,of,comparative,studies,of,security,best,practices,in,traditional,networking,scenarios,and,in,NFV,,ultimately,leading,to,a,set,of,recommendations,on,security,countermeasures,in,NFV.

This,book,is,primarily,intended,for,engineers,,engineering,students,and,researchers,and,those,with,an,interest,in,the,field,of,networks,and,telecommunications,(architectures,,protocols,,services),in,general,,and,particularly,software-defined,network,(SDN),and,network,functions,virtualization,(NFV)-based,security,services.,,

• Extensively,studies,security,issues,in,NFV
• Presents,a,basis,or,guideline,for,both,academia,researchers,and,industry,practitioners,to,work,together,to,achieve,secure,and,dependable,lifecycle,management,of,NFV,based,network,services