Fundamentals of 5G Transformation: Security and other Associated Challenges

Jacob will discuss the ramifications of 5G transformation and associated challenges from a security standpoint. He will also cover the fundamentals of industry transformation to 5G, SDN and NGA, both industrial and commercial, and what to expect from such a technological shift. About the presenter: Jacob has been the IT Director at Phoenix IS-IT Corporation, a subsidiary of Phoenix Communications, since 2016. Phoenix is an MSP, offering a wide range of IT/IS services for small to mid-sized business organizations in the mid-south. Phoenix Communications was founded in 1994 in Memphis TN and have since received nationwide recognition for custom designed automation systems. Jacob has spent the last eight years in network engineering and systems administration, with a focus on cybersecurity and penetration testing in the past four. He is also heavily focused on threat management, attack simulations and remediation technologies. Jacob's background also includes signal processing and RF design, primarily in the 3GPP and 802.11 domain, which he's now included as part of his ongoing security research.