Multi-Domain Security for 6G ISAC: Challenges and Opportunities in Transportation
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2026

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) will be central to 6G-enabled transportation, providing both seamless connectivity and high-precision sensing. However, this tight integration exposes attack points not encountered in pure sensing and communication systems. In this article, we identify unique ISAC-induced security challenges and opportunities in three interrelated domains: cyber-physical (where manipulation of sensors and actuators can mislead perception and control), physical-layer (where over-the-air signals are vulnerable to spoofing and jamming) and protocol (where complex cryptographic protocols cannot detect lower-layer attacks). Building on these insights, we put forward a multi-domain security vision for 6G transportation and propose an integrated security framework that unifies protection across domains by leveraging existing ISAC measurements for lightweight cross-checks.

Privacy

Protocols

Integrated sensing and communication

Security

Cryptography

Authentication

Joining processes

Licenses

Programmable logic arrays

Physical layer

Författare

Musa Furkan Keskin

Chalmers, Elektroteknik, Kommunikation, Antenner och Optiska Nätverk

Muralikrishnan Srinivasan

Indian Institute of Technology

Onur Gunlu

Technische Universität Dortmund

Linköpings universitet

Hui Chen

Chalmers, Elektroteknik, Kommunikation, Antenner och Optiska Nätverk

Panagiotis Papadimitratos

Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH)

Magnus Almgren

Chalmers, Data- och informationsteknik, Dator- och nätverkssystem

Göteborgs universitet

Zhongxia Simon He

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Mikrovågselektronik

Henk Wymeersch

Chalmers, Elektroteknik, Kommunikation, Antenner och Optiska Nätverk

IEEE Communications Magazine

0163-6804 (ISSN) 15581896 (eISSN)

Vol. 64 9 70-77

Platsintegritet och säkerhet för bortom 5G-system

Vetenskapsrådet (VR) (2023-03821), 2023-12-01 -- 2027-11-30.

6G DISAC

Europeiska kommissionen (EU) (101139130-6G-DISAC), 2024-01-01 -- 2026-12-31.

Lokalisering och avkänning för perceptiva cellfria nätverk mot 6G

Vetenskapsrådet (VR) (2024-04390), 2025-01-01 -- 2028-12-31.

Styrkeområden

Transport

Ämneskategorier (SSIF 2025)

Kommunikationssystem

Inbäddad systemteknik

DOI

10.1109/MCOM.001.2500712

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2026-09-25