This month will see the deployment of 5G wireless cellular networks, as the name suggests. A new level of networking was introduced by the first four generations. While 3G and 4G enhanced mobile data, 5G aims to increase the availability of wireless broadband. Together with 4G, 5G will ultimately completely replace it. While 5G pledges to advance the Internet of Things (IoT), Smart Cities, and Industry 4.0 for more effective, secure, and valuable work, better traffic management, infrastructure monitoring, and factory automation, as well as increased productivity, it also creates new opportunities for cyberattacks, so it is important to proceed with caution.
For example, 5G’s high bandwidth and low latency will improve the performance of equipment like body cameras, face detection systems, number plate readers, drones, and CCTVs. The police will benefit since they now have access to more accurate information and crisper images. Additionally, contact between organisations and emergency personnel will be quicker.
With 5G, the wireless cellular network will transition from being a dispersed, software-defined digital routing to a centrally, hardware-based switching. More traffic routing points will be present in 5G. Hardware in the current networks serves as choke points and prevents attacks. All traffic routing points must be watched in order for the system to be entirely secure. Any unprotected regions could expose other network components.
Due to the speed and capacity limitations of current networks, service operators were able to track security in real-time. The high bandwidth of 5G opens up more attack vectors. The security system will be tested or under strain from the increased pace and volume.