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Executive Summary

Meeting of ITU-T SG17 'Security', Geneva, 29 August – 7 September 2018

Hot topics:

• Transformation of Security Study – incubation trial in SG17
• Revision of Question texts
• PKI
• TTCN-3
• IoT security
• 5G security
• Big Data security
• Intelligent Transport System (ITS) security
• Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) security
• Distributed identity management
• Software-defined networking security
• Personally identifiable information protection
• Quantum key distribution

ITU workshop on Advanced Cybersecurity Attacks and Ransomware 

The event was announced by TSB Circular 97 and was attended by 105 participants (including remote participation) from 27 countries.  Outcome of this workshop identified next step advices for SG17 is found at: https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/Workshops-and-Seminars/20180828/Documents/Outcomes_final.pdf

Meeting Output:

• Approved (TAP) 1 new ITU-T Recommendations. Details are in Annex A a).
• Agreed 3 new Supplement/Implementer's Guide. Details are in Annex A c).
• (re-)Determined (TAP) 3 draft new ITU-T Recommendations. Details are in Annex A d).
• Consented (AAP) 19 new/revised texts for Last Call. Details are in Annex A e).
• 25 new work items were agreed to be added to the SG17 work programme. Details are in Annex B.
• 7 existing work items to be removed. Details are in Annex C.
• 4 Question Texts revised.

Next SG17 meeting:

• Tuesday 22 – Wednesday 30 January 2019, Geneva, Switzerland (8 working days including Sunday 27 Jan 2019).
• Workshop on AI, ML and security on Monday 21 January 2019, Geneva, Switzerland.
• Tuesday 27 August – Thursday 5 September 2019 (To be confirmed), Geneva, Switzerland.
• Workshop on FinTech (To be confirmed) security on Monday 26 August 2019, Geneva, Switzerland.
• 8 texts are candidate for action in next SG17 meeting, see in Annex A f).
• Interim RGM meetings: 3 Questions plan to hold 3 RGMs.

Bridging the Standardization Gap (BSG):

• Welcome and guided tour for newcomers;
• SG17 orientation session with SG17 overview presentation given by SG17 Chairman;
• BSG hands-on training session for 11 participants from 7 developing countries.
• Informal gathering of SG17RG-AFR and SG17RG-ARB

Tutorial presentations:

Six tutorials (TD1244) on thematic subjects including AI/ML for Cybersecurity, 3GPP SA3 work on 5G Security, Security Control Expressions & the Universal Security Control Syntax Language,  Technical applications of blockchain to UN/CEFACT, and GDPR Overview.

Participation:

• 168 participants (188 announced): 37 Member States (39 countries), 21 Sector Members, (4 Associates), and 2 Academia. 8 invited experts.
• 9 partial fellowships granted: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burundi, Central Africa, Comoros, Gambia, Senegal, Sudan
• 1 new associate (IDQ(Switzerland))
• 2 new academia (Florida Atlantic Univ (US), IRT SystemX(France))
• 4 New Member States participation: Angola, El Salvador, Gambia, Qatar
• SG17 vice chairmen absent: Patrick-Kennedy KETTIN ZANGA (Central Africa), Gökhan EVREN (Turkey), Hugo Darío MIGUEL (Argentina) and Wala Latrous (Tunisia).

Other highlights:

• SG17 plenary organized 3 sessions to discuss transformation of security study, and on trial bases held 2 incubation discussion sessions on NWI proposals related to secure quantum communication.
• JCA-IdM held its 25^th meeting on 31 August 2018. ITU-T SG17 received updates from FIDO Alliance, Sovrin Fondation, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27/WG5 and Q10/17.

Correspondence Groups:

• CG-cybex was terminated.

• CG-xss (correspondence group on transformation of security study) will continue.

Meeting input and organization:

Contributions: 144 - ever increasing (past meetings: 113, 106, 78, 81, 66, 74, 80)

Contribution# from: APT (100 (69%) (= China 55 (38%), Korea 33, Japan 7, India 2, Iran 3)), Americas (10), EUR (28), AFR (6), ARAB (1), LAM (0). 

TDs: 420 (previous meeting: 395, 426, 368, 391, 418, 371, 386), including 40 incoming liaison statements and 37 outgoing liaison statements; 79 prepared by SG17 secretary.

252 sessions (previous meeting: 249, 204) were organized, up to 12 parallel meetings per quarter.

27 sessions (previous meeting: 25, 11) used remote participation

Annex A
Actions taken on Recommendations, and other texts at the 7 September 2018 SG17 plenary

a) TAP Recommendations approved (WTSA-16 Resolution 1):

The SG17 plenary meeting approved (TAP) the following draft new/revised ITU-T Recommendations in accordance with WTSA-16 Resolution 1, Section 9.

Approval of the above Recommendations will be announced by TSB Circular in Sept 2018.

b) TAP Recommendations not approved (WTSA-16 Resolution 1):

None.

c) Amendment approved, Corrigendum approved, Supplements agreed:

The SG17 plenary meeting agreed or approved the following texts.

d) Recommendations determined (TAP – WTSA-16 Resolution 1):

The SG17 plenary meeting determined (TAP) the following draft new/revised ITU-T Recommendations in accordance with WTSA-16 Resolution 1, Section 9.

Member States consultation will be launched by TSB Circular in Oct 2018 after editorial checking. Further updates will be posted at http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/studygroups/com17

e) AAP Recommendations consented for Last Call (Recommendation ITU-T A.8):

The SG17 plenary meeting gave consent (AAP) to the following draft new/revised ITU-T Recommendations and Technical Corrigenda for Last Call according to Recommendation ITU-T A.8:

These Recommendations will enter AAP Last call in Sept-Oct 2018.

f) Work items planned for action in next SG17 meeting:

Annex B
New work items

The following new work items were agreed to be added to the SG17 work programme:

Notes:

1. Target date for consent or determination of Recommendations or for agreement of Supplements or non-normative text.
   *: for determination, **: for agreement
    
    

Annex C
Work items Removed

The following 7 work items were agreed to be deleted from the SG17 work programme: