Digital communications networks are of growing importance for society at large, including a wide variety of key industries, as essential, mission-critical infrastructure. IP routers supporting an ever-growing number of IP-based applications are at the heart of today’s advanced communications networks. But these high-performance networks are under constant risk of attack. As we evolve to 5G, society is growing more and more dependent on this routing infrastructure, and the impact of failures on business and end users will be increasingly grave.