1. A network device, comprising: a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: monitoring components of a communication network that support a long term evolution standard that defines evolved packet core devices that operate to process packets as part of an all-Internet protocol network according to the long term evolution standard, wherein the components are configured according to a software-defined networking protocol that defines first rules relating to a separation of a control layer associated with the communication network from a forwarding layer associated with the communication network, and wherein the components are configured according to a network functions virtualization protocol that defines second rules relating to functions of the communication network being provided by a first virtual device that operates in a virtual environment comprising: a virtualized serving gateway device that functions as a first virtualized instance of a serving gateway device of the evolved packet core devices, a virtualized packet data network gateway device that functions as a second virtualized instance of a packet data network gateway device of the evolved packet core devices, a virtualized mobility management entity that functions as a third virtualized instance of a mobility management entity device of the evolved packet core devices, and a virtualized home subscriber server that functions as a fourth virtualized instance of a home subscriber server device of the evolved packet core devices; in response to the monitoring, determining an information security issue based on security protocols; and generating, in the virtual environment according to the first rules or the second rules, a second virtual device for the communication network that mitigates the information security issue based on the security protocols.