SESSIONS:
8:45 – 8:55 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Richard Atkinson, Executive Board Member & Treasurer, CDSA
Guy Finley, President, MESA
8:55 – 9 a.m.
Conference Welcome Remarks
Michael Haynes, Global Telecom, Media and Entertainment Solution Sales Leader, IBM
Janice Pearson, Director of Business Development, Synamedia
9 – 9:15 a.m.
Adopting Zero Trust – What is it, What’s Working and What Isn’t
Delivering security and protecting content is essential in enabling your organizations to thrive, build brand awareness and establish customer trust. But how can this be achieved in highly collaborative, perimeter-less environments with shared ownership and control, where almost none of which can be implicitly trusted? A Zero Trust approach can be an incremental, iterative process to implement controls that verify and enforce security every step of the way. This can help ensure that only the appropriate access to resources is granted to those users and entities that need it and when.
Alden Hutchison, Partner, IBM Security
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9:15 – 9:45 a.m.
OPENING KEYNOTE: Managing Risk in an Interconnected World is Everyone’s Responsibility
Our opening CPS Keynote explains how today’s cybersecurity requirements extend beyond traditional IT networks and need to focus on individual approaches as well as corporate strategy and structure. As M&E moved entirely to native digital workflows during the Global pandemic we are creating interdependencies between networks, devices, and users that were impossible to predict (nor utilize!) just over a year ago. Additionally, as corporate governance and expanding business units are challenged with increasingly long lists of remote-work security and privacy challenges, this session explains why the threat environment is only one part of the equation and why managing cyber risk in an interconnected world is everyone’s responsibility.
Roger Cressey, NBC Counter-terrorism Analyst & Former Presidential Advisor
9:45 – 10 a.m.
A Closer Look at Consumer Behavior and Illegal Streaming
It comes as no surprise that the world’s most popular sports are also the most frequently pirated. But a closer analysis of consumer behavior reveals the interconnected nature of illegal consumption that extends to other sports and premium content. Understanding these trends will help inform the anti-piracy strategy of rights holders, broadcasters, and OTT platform owners.
Justin Caple, Vice President of Sales and Accounts, Americas, Synamedia
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10 – 10:30 a.m.
Building Leadership Across Our Technology Communities
What makes leadership an important area to invest in from a team building perspective? How can we strengthen our network of business partners by including a professional development initiative across your business units. This session discusses the critical connectivity between leadership, management and business decisions being driven in any sized organization.
Richard Atkinson, Executive Board Member & Treasurer, CDSA
James Dunkelberger, Senior Director, Product Release & Security Services, Microsoft and Chairman Emeritus, CDSA
TRACK 1: “LIVE” MAIN STAGE
11 – 11:15 a.m.
Security Practices for Cloud Services in Production
MovieLabs has introduced the first version of the Enhanced Content Protection for Production (ECPP), which provides a set of best practices for production services vendors, cloud services providers, studios and productions. This session provides an overview of the recommended security practices that have been developed with input from studio security experts and leading technology companies across the industry.
Spencer Stephens, Senior Vice President, Production Technology & Security, MovieLabs
Presentation not available
11:15 – 11:45 a.m.
Journey of the Virtual Film Festival Platforms
In 2020 when the pandemic lockdowns took hold, the film festival circuit looked in jeopardy. But the virtual film festival technology platforms saved the day and came into prominence as an alternative solution to reach audiences for many film festivals including Sundance, TIFF, the Pre Cannes Screenings, and for many niche festivals like Atlanta, Rotterdam and Sarasota. The combination of new technology and sensitive pre-theatrical screening is naturally under more scrutiny from rights’ holders and this panel discusses different perspectives of the virtual festival film journey.
Moderator: Mathew Gilliat-Smith, Executive Vice President, Convergent Risks
Panelists:
Anthony Anderson, Sr. Director, Film Security, Universal Pictures
Benjamin Oberman, President & Chief Executive Officer, MouseTrap Films/Film Festival Flix
Iddo Patt, Co-Founder, Eventive
David White, Chief Executive Officer, Shift 72
11:45 a.m. – 12 p.m
What’s Keeping Hollywood Up at Night? A Year in Review
This session will provide a year in security review for Studios and TV networks. Join this fireside chat as we review the year in security for Hollywood and what to look for in 2022. We will review some pitfalls and successes as well as what trends seem to be at the forefront in the coming year.
Jason S. Hamilton, CISSP, Managing Director, Cybersecurity Services, Richey May Technology Solutions
Jason Weeding, Security Engineer, Richey May Technology Solutions
12 – 12:30 p.m.
Always-on Security: The Importance of Watermarking in Production and Post-Production
The global pandemic has reiterated the criticality of quality content. Industry dynamics that were thought to be years away happened in the blink of an eye, with new business, production, and distribution models appearing. These new market dynamics make for a perfect storm where content is vulnerable to theft and leaks, paving the way for revenue loss and endangering creativity. Join experts from Vision Media and NAGRA for insights into the absolute minimum security you need to protect pre-release content. Learn why there has never been a more critical time to secure high-value content assets in the production and post-production stage.
Moderator: Guy Finley, President, MESA
Panelists:
Jason Deadrich, Chief Technology Officer, Vision Media
Ken Gerstein, Vice President, Sales, NAGRA Anti-Piracy & NexGuard
12:30 – 12:45 p.m.
“Is Private the New Secure?” De-Risking Storage and the Journey to the Cloud
In an increasingly decentralized and remote workforce, the importance of fluid interoperability between cloud providers, teams and workflows has never been more apparent. To make security concerns a thing of the past, our approaches to networking and storage face existential, fundamental shifts. Join two experts in the field as they review what’s new and what’s needed to deliver security to an industry that needs it more than ever.
Anna Claiborne,Chief Technology Officer, Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder, PacketFabric
Lisa Gerber, Business Development – Media & Entertainment US, PacketFabric
Dave Ward, Chief Executive Officer, PacketFabric
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TRACK 2: RANSOMWARE & RISK
11 – 11:30 a.m.
Stop the Leaks, Not the Collaboration: Insider Risk Best Practices for M&E
Media & Entertainment companies are moving faster than ever before. With the volume of new content exploding, and employees creating, modifying, deleting, and transporting data every second, how can your Security and IT teams protect sensitive data from leaks – accidental or deliberate – without hindering the collaborative, content production flow? With insider risk on the rise in 2021, organizations have struggled to keep ahead of data exfiltration events using existing security controls. Join this presentation to learn more about: Where insider risks emerge in your content production value chain; How to determine the right approach to insider risk response; Strategies to continuously monitor risky file activity without being invasive or impeding creative collaboration
Vijay Ramanathan, Senior Vice President, Product Innovation, Code42
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
The Evolution of CDSA’s Control Framework
This session reviews CDSA’s progress to date on their Control Framework with the latest phase further mapping to industry best practices and collaborating with other leading control frameworks CSA, CIS and OWASP. We’ll also look into the roadmap for future phases for real-time security and linking controls to incidents and risk.
Ben Schofield, Technical Director, CDSA
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TRACK 3: IP PROTECTION
11 – 11:30 a.m.
Using Zero Trust to Protect Intellectual Property in M&E
Intellectual property (IP) protection is vital to your bottom line. A leaked script, clip or game design can be disastrous to the success of any project. While today’s collaboration tools have made it easier than ever to exchange ideas and information—it’s also all too easy for deliberate and accidental data leakage to occur. Learn how applying a Zero trust methodology to data access and sharing can help safeguard your most vital assets and ensure they don’t accidentally or deliberately walk out the door.
Dave Matthews, Technical Solutions Manager, archTIS
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11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
How Watermarking is Proven to Protect your Revenue and Fight Piracy
With studios releasing direct to streaming services and consumers seeking a broader selection of content across multiple streaming platforms, keeping track of what content is where is hard enough. But what if your valuable content then appears on an illegal streaming site? How can you with certainty identify where the leak has come from and how, once the perpetrator is identified, can you seek remedial action? Join this session to hear about how NAGRA has helped customers achieve answers to these often vexing problems with the help of NexGuard forensic watermarking and a robust anti-piracy strategy.
David Wurgler, Senior Director, NAGRA Anti-Piracy & NexGuard
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1 – 1:30 p.m.
LUNCHEON KEYNOTE: Minimizing Risk and Maximizing Resiliency in a Post-COVID World
Our Keynote speaker brings decades of experience, in both public and private sector risk management and mitigation, to our CDSA forum in Los Angeles. While we all endure the ongoing impact of the global pandemic, she reminds us that hurricanes will continue to touch down on land, terrorists will adapt to new security measures, and hackers will always find a new way to get at your personal or corporate information. As a Harvard Faculty Member, Juliette teaches evolving risk management and resiliency strategies across many organizations and disciplines. Her “Five Investments in a Resilient System,” provides unique and practical lessons for our industry. From the frontlines as a mother of three and a homeland security expert, she’s here to discuss the importance of preparedness, private and public sector capabilities, and resiliency. She’ll inspire us to understand, in this thought-provoking Keynote presentation, that we will always be vulnerable, but there is so much we can still do to lower our risks.
Juliette Kayyem Expert/Analyst/Author
Presentation not available
1:45 – 2:15 p.m.
The Bad Guys Are Everywhere – A Threat Assessment for 2021
2021 has not exactly been a dream for identifying (and stopping) threat actors. We find ourselves at a difficult crossroads: businesses are mandated to manage the evolving risks and rewards of a hybrid work environment. For malicious and increasingly sophisticated digital criminals, this new and liquid dynamic fuels their search for vulnerabilities at hyperdrive speed. From common compromise vectors to new and frightening hacks at the uppermost levels of our infrastructure, digital aggressors are always finding new methodologies with which to escape IT notice and exploit emerging weaknesses. This session shares the latest strategies in technological analysis, detection and defense measures to keep your business ahead of the intruders.
Moderator: Richard Atkinson, Executive Board Member & Treasurer, CDSA
Panelists:
Nathan Fisher, Managing Director, StoneTurn
Dan Meacham, Vice President, Global Security and Corporate Operations, and Chief Information Security Officer, Legendary Entertainment
Chris Taylor, Director, ME-ISAC and Director, Content Security, Skydance
2:15 – 2:45 p.m.
Deep Dive: Adopting Zero Trust – Where to Start
What can you trust? If you are following a strict zero trust philosophy, the answer is nothing and no one. This session will discuss the principles that underlie the zero trust philosophy, how it has evolved to become a top concern for organizations today as well as some specific guidance as to where to start to begin reducing risk. IBM Security has helped hundreds of organizations with any or all parts of this journey, so please join this deep-dive to hear what we have learned from those experiences, and where we think you should start.
Alden Hutchison, Partner, IBM Security
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2:45 – 3:15 p.m.
Driving the Future of Security in M&E
CDSA has worked closely with our membership by building community and a forum where content protection, content security and information security come together. We find these “common solutions to common problems” approach through our working groups, committees, media and events will continue to help build a more secure, global supply chain. This session brings together the Chairs of the various initiatives to highlight the focus and effectiveness of these volunteer driven groups within CDSA. You’ll also hear their invitation and how to come participate!
Moderator: Guy Finley, President, MESA
Panelists:
Cyril Abdi, Director, Sensitive Information Protection, The Walt Disney Company
Todd Burke, Principal Solutions Consultant, Adobe
Cody Lassiter, Director, Content Protection, Brand Enforcement & Anti-Piracy, Legendary
Micah Littleton, Vice President, Global Content Security, Technicolor
Filip Paun, Senior Security Architect, Netflix
3:15 – 3:45 p.m.
A Preventative and Tactical Approach to Fighting Piracy
The piracy threat landscape has evolved with the rising demand for subscription and ad-supported VOD services. High-quality pirated content will continue to impact near-term and long-tail revenue if not addressed. That’s why it’s crucial to take a three-pronged approach to fighting piracy by protecting the service and addressing the root cause of piracy; detecting and stopping credential sharing and fraud abuse; and adopting a tactical approach to piracy disruption and monitoring activities. This session shares Synamedia’s product strategy that is designed to solve these challenges and preserve revenue.
Janice Pearson, Director of Business Development, Synamedia
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3:45 – 4:15p.m.
NETWORKING BREAK
4:15 – 4:30 p.m.
How to not be a Victim of RansomWare in Hollywood
M&E businesses get attacked more often than any other industry, even more than DC. What are some best practices to secure your data and content? What solutions should you put in place to help prevent making your studio or network a sitting duck? Ransomware isn’t going away and it’s not going slow down, so join this session for some tips and tricks on how not to be a victim.
Jason S. Hamilton, CISSP, Managing Director, Cybersecurity Services, Richey May Technology Solutions
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4:30 – 5 p.m.
Piracy in a Post-Pandemic World
Over the past 18 months, opportunities have skyrocketed for pirates. New piracy models emerged, even ‘piracy as a service.’ And counter to the conventional wisdom that credential fraud and illegal streaming apps tell the whole story, piracy takes many other forms as well. But it’s also increasingly apparent that fighting piracy has an ROI and is not just another expense. Measuring the frequency, locations, sources, destinations, and avenues of piracy has enabled video providers, advertisers and distributors to go on the offensive and put up barriers against it. This session provides a situation analysis of piracy and anti-piracy, examines the power of community in winning the fight, and looks at trends as we turn the page into the coming year.
Steven Hawley, Founder and Managing Director, Piracy Monitor
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5 – 5:15 p.m.
Interrupting Pirate Supply Chain through Intel, Technology & Industry Partnerships
Michael Draper, Director Digital Fraud and Consumer Protection, Adobe
Presentation not available
5:15 – 5:30 p.m.
It’s a Wrap! What’s Next for CDSA’s Community?
A look back at what we’ve discussed an today’s agenda from the view of our association’s leadership. And, more importantly, how our community’s engagement across physical and digital security will synthesize into the workflows and innovative tools required for tomorrow’s next content creation paradigm. This session discusses how the most mission-critical elements of the ecosystem need the “glue” of a strong technology/security community across our industry.
Richard Atkinson, Executive Board Member & Treasurer, CDSA
Guy Finley, President, MESA
Nick Matlach, Director, Global Security Compliance, Hasbro and Vice President, CDSA
