A Deloitte poll conducted in Oct. 29, 2020 found that cybersecurity risks related to 5G adoption are a concern for many (76.4% of professionals at organizations currently use 5G and 80.7% of professionals at organizations plan to adopt 5G in the year ahead).

1. With 5G Adoption, Come
Cybersecurity Concerns
Deloitte poll results from October 2020

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500+
Methodology
professionals from organizations already
using 5G or planning to adopt 5G within the
next 12 months were polled online during a
Deloitte webcast titled, “Preparing an
integrated cybersecurity approach for the
advent of 5G,” on Oct. 29, 2020. Answer
rates differed by question.
In some instances, immaterial amounts (e.g., +/-0.1%) have
been added to or removed from the “Don’t know/not
applicable” answer responses to bring results to 100% total
for each question.

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Votes received: 560 (289 using 5G; 271 planning to adopt 5G in next 12 months)
Has COVID-19 disruption changed the speed with which your organization is
planning to adopt 5G?
Yes, speed increased
No change
Yes, speed decreased
Don’t know / not applicable = 13.5% using 5G; 19.2% planning to adopt 5G in next 12 months
Yes, we currently use 5G Yes, we plan to begin use of 5G during the
next 12 months
32.2%
44.3%
10.0%
14.0%
45.0%
21.8%

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Votes received: 582 (302 using 5G; 280 planning to adopt 5G in next 12 months)
Which do you think poses the greatest cybersecurity challenge to your
organization’s adoption of 5G?
Talent – 5G adoption
will require
appropriately skilled
security professionals
for implementation and
maintenance without
which establishment
and operationalization
of 5G may be hindered
Data – 5G adoption
can enable a vast
increase in the amount
and diversity of data
created from more
enabled segments (e.g.,
IoT, ERP, and PHI) and
associated risk of
mismanagement of
data, requiring updates
to organizational data
security management
programs
Third parties –
With increased cross-
sector, enterprise-
supplier, real-time
collaboration with third
parties and others in the
external supply chain,
5G enablement
increases dependency
on third parties with the
potential to impact
production and
productivity
Cost of adoption
– Cyber risk associated
with 5G deployment
cannot be adequately
mitigated against
without incorporating
an appropriate strategic
approach and long-term
strategy for upgrading
legacy IT infrastructure
and outdated systems
Adoption without
cyber – 5G adoption
can increase the attack
surface, opening up the
organization to greater
risk without cyber
provisions
Don’t know / not applicable = 16.2% using 5G; 8.9% planning to adopt 5G in next 12 months
Yes, we currently use 5G Yes, we plan to begin use of 5G during the
next 12 months
30.1%
20.2%
15.6%
10.6% 7.3%
16.1%
26.8% 24.3%
15.7%
8.2%

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39.9% 36.5%
10.2%
26.0%
54.7%
10.6%
Votes received: 558 (293 using 5G; 265 planning to adopt 5G in next 12 months)
How concerned is your organization about cybersecurity risks in 5G adoption?
Highly concerned Somewhat concerned Not concerned
Don’t know / not applicable = 13.4% using 5G; 8.7% planning to adopt 5G in next 12 months
Yes, we currently use 5G Yes, we plan to begin use of 5G during the
next 12 months
80.7% of respondents concerned
at organizations planning to
adopt 5G in next 12 months
76.4% of respondents
concerned at organizations
already using 5G

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