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What advisers need to know about 5G

  • To learn about 5G technology and its capabilities
  • To understand the risks stemming from 5G technology
  • To learn how to protect your business from cyber risks stemming from 5G
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Approx.30min

It offers two levels of certification: an online self-assessment option and cyber essentials plus, which additionally offers an audit of your IT systems. The cyber essentials website has details of the pricing structures for these options and explains how certification works.

Even if you do not want to undergo the full certification process there is a cyber essentials readiness tool. This includes a series of questions and information to help you think about the various aspects of cybersecurity protection within your business.

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It is supported by lots of additional information and guidance on the key cybersecurity concepts covered in the questions. User responses then feed into a downloadable action plan.  

For sole traders and small businesses, the NCSC also provides a cyber aware action plan, which takes less than five minutes to complete.

Answer a few questions on topics like passwords and two-step verification to get a personalised list of actions that will help improve your cybersecurity. There is even a version available for individuals and families to compete too.

Jane Greenwood is head of policy and technical at Threesixty

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Approx.30min

Please answer the six multiple choice questions below in order to bank your CPD. Multiple attempts are available until all questions are correctly answered.

  1. Why is 5G easier to attack by cyber criminals than 4G?

  2. According to the author, 5G is not more of a security risk than the internet itself. True or false?

  3. What is a main difference between 4G and 5G?

  4. Which of these systems and processes will be applicable to 5G?

  5. Which resource should advisers turn to to check cybersecurity readiness?

  6. 5G's enhanced imaging abilities will make virtual meetings feel much more real. True or false?

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  • To learn about 5G technology and its capabilities
  • To understand the risks stemming from 5G technology
  • To learn how to protect your business from cyber risks stemming from 5G

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