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CPS 2019: SHIFT, Richey May Technology to Address Security Challenges
Sharing your pre-release content outside of your organization carries risks, but is an unavoidable truth due to many of the workflows that exist today. And from dailies, to work-in... More
IBM Security Debuts Open Tech to Speed Response to Cloud Cyber Threats
IBM Security Nov. 20 debuted Cloud Pak for Security, an industry-first platform offering that connects with any security tool, cloud or on-premise system, without the need to move ... More
NAGRA, Irdeto Announce New Android TV Solutions
Content protection companies NAGRA and Irdeto have both announced new partnerships for Android TV streaming solutions, geared toward helping operators deploy Android TV-based servi... More
Adobe, Twitter, NYT Launch Content Authenticity Initiative
In a world where AI-enabled deepfakes are commonplace and photos can be easily manipulated, it’s becoming more difficult to know whether the content your viewing is authentic or ... More
Akamai: Cybercriminals Use Enterprise-Based Strategies for Phishing
Cybercriminals are developing custom tools to target tech brands and victimize their users, using enterprise-based deployment strategies, including phishing as a service (PaaS), ac... More
AWS Throws Weight Behind Deepfake Detection Challenge
Amazon Web Services (AWS) will work with Facebook, Microsoft and the Partnership on AI, on the first-ever Deepfakes Detection Challenge, a competition designed to produce technolog... More
Akamai Gives ISPs a Cybersecurity Boost
Akamai Oct. 16 announced several updates to its Security and Personalization Services (SPS) Secure Business solution for internet service providers (ISPs), including a cloud-based ... More
HITS Fall: Entertainment Partners Looks at Changing Security Landscape
LOS ANGELES — Between the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe, the upcoming launch of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) locally, and the constant risks t... More
Microsoft Exec: Initial Response to Azure Sentinel Has Been ‘Overwhelming’
There has been an “overwhelming response” to Azure Sentinel, Microsoft’s new cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) solution with built-in artificial i... More
NAGRA: Continued Growth of OTT, Piracy Present Challenges for Pay TV Industry
Pay-TV industry executives are increasingly seeing the continued growth of over-the-top (OTT) video streaming services as both a challenge and an opportunity, while the growth of p... More
HITS Fall: Genpact to Examine What’s Behind Piracy Behaviors
We live in a hyper-connected world, one where media companies are now looking at new, digital solutions (powered by AI and automation) to keep up the fight against piracy and stand... More
HITS Fall: Edgescan COO to Talk Vulnerability Landscape
One of the basic tenants of a security function for any media and entertainment organization is vulnerability management, figuring out your risk exposure. But what may sound sim... More
ISE: IoT Manufacturers Missing Major Device Vulnerabilities
In just 13 Internet of Things (IoT) devices consulting and research firm Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) discovered 125 vulnerabilities, pointing to an industrywide problem w... More
NAGRA: No One-Size-Fits-All Approach Exists to Stopping Piracy
Pay TV executives are increasingly relaying that no one-size-fits-all approach to tackling piracy exists, and instead say that successful anti-piracy efforts need a combination of ... More
IBC 2019: NAGRA Lands New Content Protection Partnerships
Content protection and multiscreen TV solutions provider NAGRA is heading into IBC 2019 with a full head of steam, announcing new partnerships just ahead of the show in Amsterdam. ... More
IYUNO Media Group Completes TPN Security Assessments for Seven APAC Locations
Subtitling, captioning and dubbing services provider IYUNO Media Group has announced the completion of seven Trusted Partner Network (TPN) security assessments for APAC locations, ... More
ME-ISAC’s Taylor: Threat Intelligence Can Help M&E Companies
Threat intelligence is extremely important to media and entertainment companies and all of them should fit it into their security programs to help each organization and its employe... More
NAGRA: Industry Approaching ‘Peak Investment’ in Content
Despite standalone OTT services seeing continued subscriber growth — and while traditional pay TV operators continue seeing the exact opposite — many media and entertainment ex... More
Counter-Terrorism Analyst Offers Cyberthreat Insights to M&E Day Crowd
When Roger Cressey, a go-to counter-terrorism analyst for NBC and former advisor to President Obama, looks at the state of cybersecurity in media and entertainment, he sees a good ... More
Akamai: Credential Stuffing’s Growing, Becoming More Lucrative
Credential stuffing is becoming increasingly popular and increasingly lucrative for attackers as well, according to Ritika Tandon, solutions engineering manager at Akamai. This ... More
