Data Security and Decommissioning in a 5G and Streaming World

Data Security and Decommissioning in a 5G and Streaming World

The next generational data network, 5G, has long been establishing its foundation that will be built upon for years to come, and the affected industries will start to engage in the necessary changes to take advantage and keep up with the latest tech.


The transition from 4G to 5G networks will be transformative in the way consumers are able to access their data. The speed of web browsing will increase. Streaming data from movies, TV shows, games and music will see an increase in speed, graphical fidelity and more. Enthusiasts will start to target 8K video over 4K. Denser data will be uploaded, downloaded and shared at greater speeds and in more places than ever before.


5G will also usher in a new era of interconnectivity between smart objects. Smart cars that communicate with each other and traffic signals will be on the road in a few years. Smart houses with incredible interconnection will be controllable from cellphones and watches with little to no latency. On an even larger scale, entire cities will now have the tools at their disposal to make interconnected smart communications that can monitor systems in real time with these increased speeds and low latency.


For consumers of digital media and content creators, this 5G rollout is exciting news. For businesses that store and handle data, however, this transition will present some costly, high security risk challenges. One often overlooked risk in the digital age comes in the form of data disposal and destruction. With the growing threat to cybersecurity, where an attempted attack happens every 39 seconds, physical end-of-life destruction is often treated as a less immediate concern. The fact is that the improper disposal of physical media can lead to devastating effects to government entities, individual companies, organization, ..

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