This white paper addresses the critical need for end-to-end security in heterogeneous edge computing environments by leveraging existing standards from ETSI MEC, ETSI TC CYBER, ETSI ISG NFV, and 3GPP SA3. It outlines the current status of security support within the MEC ecosystem and analyzes applicable cybersecurity regulations to guide future standardization efforts. The document emphasizes the necessity of securing multi-vendor, multi-stakeholder infrastructures that integrate hybrid clouds, network functions, and AI acceleration. Industry leaders highlight that this collaborative initiative serves as a foundational step for aligning the edge ecosystem and encouraging broader adoption of MEC technologies.
Keywords: multi-vendor ecosystem, end-to-end security, edge cloud federations, MEC standards, distributed cloud