Historically, cellular networks have been operated by a relatively small number of organizations. Most are major telecommunications providers delivering general-purpose mobile communications services. More recently, however, emerging technologies like Internet of Things (IoT) devices and 5G cellular networks make it increasingly attractive for enterprises to design and deploy private cellular networks to enable new business innovations and overcome the limitations of traditional enterprise wireless networks.

This paper is intended to help security executives understand the unique security risks that private cellular networks present and develop strategies for extending existing enterprise security tools and practices into these highly unique environments.