5G adoption brings new security risks
Most professionals say their organizations are concerned about cybersecurity risks related to 5G adoption according to a new poll from consulting firm Deloitte.
The findings show those at organizations planning to adopt 5G in the year ahead are slightly more worried (80.7 percent) than those currently using 5G (76.4 percent).
For current users 5G, talent poses the biggest cyber challenge to 5G adoption (30.1 percent), as appropriately skilled security professionals will be needed for implementation, maintenance and operations. For respondents from organizations planning to adopt 5G top cyber challenges are data (26.8 percent) -- due to an increase in the volume and diversity of data created from 5G-enabled segments (such as IoT, ERP and sensitive data) as well as data mismanagement risks -- and third parties (24.3 percent).
