All posts by Chris Tribbey
Report: Cyber Security Market to Hit $137 Billion by 2021
An increasing number of security breaches across industries and government, the growing adoption of mobile devices at workplace and cloud computing, and the rising demand for conne... More
Ransomware: What to Do So You Don’t Become a Victim (Citadel Information Group)
Imagine turning on your computer and seeing a message “We have encrypted all your files. Pay us a ransom if you want them back,” This is ransomware, a costly form of cyber-exto... More
Enterprise Technology Spotlight: Security Around the World (Verizon Enterprise Solutions)
This week we circumvent the globe to see how different countries address growing concerns around cyber security. Singapore’s Smart Nation technology initiative and e-governm... More
Innovation Guru to Keynote THE Summit
If you’re in the home entertainment business, you know constant innovation is a must to compete in this digital world. And at the June 14 Transforming Home Entertainment (THE) Su... More
Prime Focus Technologies CEO: Tear Down Internal Silos
A combination of flat revenue growth and growing operational costs for media and entertainment companies means Hollywood needs to start getting inventive, according to Ramki Sankar... More
Source Digital: Personalization and the Omni-Screen
For Source Digital, the company’s technology and platform monetization strategies center around a simple combination of ideas: personalization, smart content, and the omni-screen... More
Microsoft Garage Program Front and Center at THE Summit
First launched in 2009, Microsoft Garage’s name came about as a simple play on words, something those in the tech sector would appreciate: so many tech company tales revolve arou... More
V2 Solutions: Standards, Best Practices Open Opportunity
At the recent Hollywood IT Society’s (HITS) “Holly-wired: Where IT and Entertainment Meet” conference in Los Angeles, Teresa Phillips, SVP for V2 Solutions, called on media a... More
Piracy Study: The Longer the DVD Window, the Worse the Sales
The time between the theatrical release of a new film and its availability on DVD almost always sees the movie hit piracy sites, but now a new study actually puts a number to how m... More
New Regency Looks for Simpler Film Production Tools
If you want to make your film production life easier, you’re going to need the right tools. And the right partners. That’s according to Lulu Zezza, physical production execu... More
Rovi: Make Content Discovery Easy for Consumers
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — During the Hollywood IT Society’s (HITS) recent “Holly-wired: Where IT and Entertainment Meet” event, Michael Jeffrey, VP of market solutions for R... More
Content Companies Praise Entertainment Partners’ Scenechronize
As production of feature film and television content continues the inevitable migration to cloud-based tools and software, Burbank, Calif.-based Entertainment Partners (EP) illustr... More
How BBC Responded to Piracy: Create a Culture of Security
In mid 2014, James Hurrell got a call no content executive ever wants to receive. The premier content operations manager at BBC Worldwide was informed that five scripts and unfi... More
How to Disrupt the Business of Hacking (Hewlett Packard Enterprise)
Cybercriminals are hacking into enterprises and making money, not because they are a select group of masterminds but because networks are too vulnerable and data too val... More
Kaplan: Hollywood Deserves Critical Infrastructure Status
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — It’s a story almost too bizarre to be true: In 1983, President Reagan got a private screening of the now-classic Matthew Broderick hit “WarGames,” ... More
MarkLogic’s Turner: ‘Suitcase’ Project was ‘Hugely Ambitious’
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — The film “The Suitcase” is less than a half hour long, but the amount of work that went into it was more indicative of a full season of a TV show. Th... More
Data Takes Center Stage at ‘Holly-wired’ Event
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Nick Curcuru, VP of data services for MasterCard, said something May 25 at the "Holly-wired: Where IT and Entertainment Meet" event in Los Angeles that c... More
The Cloud and Data Round Out HITS Conference Sessions
Attendees at the May 25 "Holly-wired: Where IT and Entertainment Meet" event in Los Angeles will have four different innovation and technology showcase tracks to choose from at the... More
Study: IoT Threats to See Cyber Security Funding Jump
By Chris Tribbey The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) will also resulting in the rise of cyber threats, and that means more venture funding in the world of cyber security, a... More
