As 5G networks continue to become more common, leading service providers will be looking to deploy 5G capabilities that are secure and innovative. And with the right security infrastructure and platforms in place, these best-in-class providers will be better able to handle the demands of IoT, AR/VR, 4K video, and transformative cloud systems and microservices that will rise dramatically as 5G networks are deployed. But with these advantages also come significant challenges and security risks. What are some of these challenges? And what are the benefits that providers can gain through the embrace of key security systems to both protect from new threats that can come with 5G and also optimize their ability to provide the best possible 5G service to customers.
In the final episode of this three-part podcast series, we’ll delve into 5G security best practices with Fortinet’s Director of Solutions Marketing, Ronen Shpirer. Listen below:
Leading Strategies to Embrace and Innovate with 5G While Providing Top Line Security
Speakers:
Ronen Shpirer
Director, Solutions Marketing, Fortinet
Ronen Shpirer is responsible for Mobile Network Operators and Managed Service Providers solutions marketing for Fortinet in EMEA and International. Ronen has over 25 years of international pre-sales and marketing experience in networking and security in the carrier, service provider and enterprise markets. Prior to joining Fortinet, Ronen worked for a number of leading networking and VAS companies including Cisco Systems and Bay Networks. Ronen holds a degree in Business Administration and Sociology. Mr. Shpirer is based at Fortinet’s EMEA headquarters in Sophia Antipolis, France.
Jim Rapoza
Research Director, Aberdeen
Jim Rapoza is a Research Director at Aberdeen, focused on the increasing technology pressures that organizations are confronting within their IT infrastructures. He is the winner of five awards of excellence in technology journalism, co-chaired a summit on technology industry security practices, and a frequent speaker at technology conferences and expositions
