More than 80% of cybersecurity and risk leaders in a new global survey say the technologies could make enterprises more vulnerable to attack.
An overwhelming majority of cybersecurity and risk management leaders believe that developments in 5G wireless technology will create cybersecurity challenges for their organizations.
Top three 5G-related concerns are greater risk of attacks on Internet of Things (IoT) networks, a wider attack surface and a lack of security by design in 5G hardware and firmware.
The study also found that 86% of respondents expect artificial intelligence (AI) to have an impact on their cybersecurity strategy over the next five years, as AI systems are integrated into core enterprise security functions. The top three AI applications that respondents said they would consider implementing as part of their cybersecurity strategy are network intrusion detection and prevention, fraud detection and secure user authentication.
Key findings of the report:
- 80% of enterprises expect 5G to adversely impact them
- 9% of organisations are unaware of how many third parties they share data with
- 86% of enterprises will be impacted by AI in the next 5 years
- 30% of organisations are unaware of the NIS Directive/NIS Regulations
