Modern and future services require ultra-reliable mobile connections with high bandwidth parameters and proper security protection. It is possible to ensure such conditions by provisioning services in the Multi-Access Edge Computing system integrated with fifth-generation mobile networks. However, the main challenge in the mentioned architecture is providing a secure service migration with all related data and security requirements to another edge computing host area when the user changes its physical location. This article aims to present the state of research on the migration of the security context between service instances in Edge/MEC servers, specify steps of the migration procedure, and identify new security challenges inspired by use cases of 5G vertical industries. For this purpose, the analysis of the security context’s structure and basic concept of the Security Service Level Agreement was performed and presented in the document. Next, a further investigation of the security context was conducted, including requirements for its reliable migration between edge serves instances. The study mainly focused on crucial migration challenges and possible solutions to resolve them. Finally, the authors presented how the proposed solution can be used to protect 5G vertical industries services based on several mobile use cases.

Competing service providers in the cloud environment ensure services are delivered under the promised security requirements. It is crucial for mobile services where user’s movement results in the service’s migration between edge servers or clouds in the Continuum. Maintaining service sovereignty before, during, and after the migration is a real challenge, especially when the service provider has committed to ensuring its quality following the Service Level Agreement. In this paper, we present the main challenges mobile service providers face in a cloud environment to guarantee the required level of security and digital sovereignty as described in the Security Service Level Agreement, with emphasis on challenges resulting from the service migration between the old and new locations. We present the security and sovereignty context intended for migration and the steps of the migration algorithm. We also analyze three specific service migration cases for three vertical industries with different service quality requirements.

Industry 4.0, expected to limit the burden of manual labor through the integration of cyber-physical systems, the Internet of Things (IoT), and machine learning methods, failed to meet social expectations. It started excluding humans from the production process. The next stage of the industrial revolution, Industry 5.0, reverses this trend by emphasizing the importance of human involvement and interaction in production processes. In this paper, we present the evolution of robotic systems, from those of Industry 4.0 to their humanized versions expected in Industry 5.0, with a particular emphasis on system cybersecurity. Moreover, we present the challenges and business opportunities that telecommunications operators face in implementing and operating robotic cyber-physical systems. We also analyze new security challenges arising from this transformation and the central role of humans in industrial processes. We illustrate the identified problems with a special case: Cobots.