5G enterprise disruption

Moving into 2020, 5G networks will continue to be rolled out in cities across the globe, with devices designed to take advantage of it. This will create more disruption to the enterprise which will have even more difficulty identifying what devices are out there listening to and observing employees via a rogue 5G security camera or smart speaker. We’ll have the advent of 5G-only IoT and IIoT devices, which do not require connecting to local network to operate. This will diminish the risk of an IoT device used as an attack vector against the rest of the network. But it will create more disruption for enterprises that already struggle to determine which equipment they have in their digital infrastructure. When their elevators, HVAC, CCTVs and smart speakers start connecting directly to the cloud via 5G, it won’t get any easier.