The mobile communicate standard of 4G (LTE), with a data capacity of 1 gigabyte per second (Gbps) is in the process of phasing out. This is, of course, making way for the incredible leap to the 10 Gbps capabilities of the 5G network. This literal data explosion has the market for 5G and 5G-related network infrastructure expanding from around $528 million in 2018 to $26 billion in 2022. Due to the exponential growth of the industry in regard to 5G deployment over the next year as well as the expanding introduction of devices to 5G technology: the sheer surface area over which cyber-attacks can take place is becoming increasingly vast.

Even though the advanced ability to back-up or transmit massive volumes of data to cloud-based storage with the strength of 5G will bring many sought after advantages, it also creates new targets for attackers. In particular, the capability of IoT devices to bypass a central router when exchanging data make the devices more difficult to monitor as well as more vulnerable to direct attacks. This means that security that focuses on risk-driven results and resilience will have an increased priority as well.