As enterprises rethink connectivity, they are investing in 5G networks with a focus on accelerating IoT adoption, improving productivity and increasing operational efficiencies, like transforming the planet’s supply chains. However, 5G adoption includes a number of cybersecurity risks, including an expanded attack surface that you need to pay attention to now. According to the 3,000 C-suite respondents to the Palo Alto Networks What’s Next in Cyber Survey, less than a quarter (21%) said they have a plan to address those risks. To help security teams prepare for this transformational shift, there are fundamental cybersecurity steps for employing an end-to-end 5G security strategy.
First and foremost, there’s no single product for securing a 5G ecosystem. However, it is critically important that you have integrated security solutions to mitigate gaps in security. And you need data that can be shared, analyzed and used from each solution to inform the threat detection and response capabilities needed to secure users, endpoints and networks connected with 5G. In many ways, 5G security can be the opportunity to build a unified approach for highly efficient risk management.
Recently, Singtel announced its 5G Security-as-a-Slice (SECaaS) service to help protect users on the 5G network from cyberthreats such as viruses, malware and malicious file downloads. The SECaaS service takes advantage of a number of Palo Alto Networks products to deliver high levels of security, including 5G-Native Security.
5G can only be secured with enterprise-grade security, and that security needs to protect all facets of the 5G infrastructure and services. Effective 5G security must protect all layers, all locations and all threats, including advanced threats. That is a true Zero Trust approach.
Additionally, as part of Palo Alto Networks NextWave Partner Program, we have a new 5G Market Proficiency to provide partners with a comprehensive training curriculum, enablement assets and post-sales support to help customers succeed in securing 5G deployments.
This week, Palo Alto Networks also announced a Zero Trust OT Security solution, including securing 5G access to OT networks and devices for industrial organizations. 5G enables far more OT assets and sensors to connect to the cloud than wired or legacy wireless technologies ever could. It is expected there will be over 15 billion 5G industrial devices by 2026. Business and mission-critical applications for enterprise 5G cover a wide range of sectors across energy, utilities, critical infrastructure, manufacturing, logistics and fleet management. Organizations will require resilient networks with robust security mechanisms in place.
Network service providers have a critical role in delivering enterprise-grade security for their enterprise customers. Read Monetizing 5G Security: Moving from Cost Center to Profit Center and learn more about Palo Alto Networks 5G-Native Security for protecting 5G interfaces, user traffic, network function workloads and more.
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