As communications service providers (CSPs) begin deploying 5G, they will leverage Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) where software is disaggregated from hardware. However, NFV implies a shift in end-to-end validation responsibility from equipment vendors to system integrators or CSPs themselves. CSPs will therefore incur new risks for the end-to-end solution as elements are acquired and integrated independently. The extensive use of IT infrastructure and the 5G network architecture also makes the networks more vulnerable from a security standpoint.

In this webinar, we’ll first look at 5G network adoption, use cases, requirements and deployment challenges:

• 5G adoption, major use cases, network slicing
• 5G network cloud characteristics, technical requirements, business requirements
• Risk in-sourcing, management and operation complexity, security, evolving standards, IT lifecycles

We’ll then focus on the ways in which these challenges can be addressed:

• Secure infrastructure
• Cloud consumption models to reduce CAPEX
• Investment protection to avoid vendor lock-in
• Risk mitigation using pre-validated software and hardware stacks
• Standards-based infrastructure
• Faster introduction of IT innovations to reduce OPEX

By attending this webinar, participants will walk away with a greater understanding of how they can manage their 5G infrastructure costs while keeping their networks secure.

Segment Routing (SR) was introduced to the market just a few years ago with a promise that it would simplify network transport by seamlessly interworking with IPv6, reduce complexity by moving state information from the network to the packet, and provide an end-to-end transport architecture that spans multiple network domains.

Adoption of SR is growing, but will SR deliver on its promise? In this webinar we will explore the state of SR today; what is working, what’s not, and perhaps more importantly, what is the industry doing to ensure broad, reliable adoption at scale for this promising new technology. Please join representatives from Heavy Reading and Juniper Networks as we discuss:

• How SR-MPLS (SRover6), SRv6, and SRv6+ are enabling end-to-end network deployment
• SRv6+ and why we need it
• The use of a centralized controller for SR Traffic Engineering
• How a centralized SR controller simplifies SR management across multiple network domains

Fixing a broken IT security infrastructure is no longer just a backroom problem – it’s now a top boardroom priority. As the breaches at Equifax and the American Medical Collection Agency show, holes in your attack surface can cripple your company’s bottom line.

In this webinar, we will focus on what’s wrong with IT security infrastructure today and how to quickly implement a Zero Trust Access across the modern hybrid enterprise to fix it.

Key Takeaways:

• Critical flaws in security infrastructure
• How organizations play right into hackers’ hands
• Six key questions to ask about your security profile
• Three approaches to Zero Trust: identity, data and access
• How Zero Trust Access enables digital transformation