Anti-Piracy
How Malware Gets Inside Your Apps (GCN)
Malicious software on popular mobile platforms such as iOS and Android is at best a nuisance and at worst a security threat to individuals and businesses. Known as malware, some... More
Roku Device Sales Blocked in Mexico on Piracy Concerns (Bloomberg)
Roku Inc. set-top boxes were pulled from the shelves of major department-store chains in Mexico after a court blocked sales of the devices, saying they could be hacked to let users... More
A Deal With the Dark Overlord: These Are the Rules Imposed by the Hollywood Hackers (The Wrap)
When the hackers known as The Dark Overlord stole the latest season of “Orange is the New Black,” they sent a list of demands — but not the way you might expect. The Dark Ov... More
New Coalition to Tackle Piracy Using Law Enforcement, Litigation
A new worldwide coalition of 30 entertainment companies will work with law enforcement, seek new partnerships with content protection groups, and file civil litigation against ille... More
Pixelogic Burbank Facility Receives CDSA Content Protection and Security Certification
Pixelogic, a global provider of content localization and distribution services for the media and entertainment industry, has received CDSA “Content Protection and Security Progra... More
MPAA’s Dodd: Europe Blocked Access to 845 Piracy Sites in 2016 (Variety)
Chris Dodd, chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Assn. of America, praised European officials Monday for blocking access to 845 illegal websites in 2016 that were providing pirat... More
Cyberattacks Again Roil Hollywood … Can Anything be Done About It? (L.A. Times)
Like most large corporations, major Hollywood studios are fond of outsourcing. From coming attraction trailers that are designed to draw audiences into cinemas to eye-popping 3D... More
Digital Watermark Leads Police Straight to Bollywood Pirates (Naked Security)
Movie pirates have been running amok in recent months – hacking TV series and pre-release films from Netflix and Walt Disney and causing HBO to batten down the hatches with 2FA a... More
CDSA Cybersecurity Pavilion 2017 Audio Now Online
Attendees of NAB Show 2017 were treated to three days of presentations by top cybersecurity and content protection experts from all corners of the media and entertainment sector, d... More
NexGuard Forensic Watermarking Enables SONIFI Solutions to Deliver OTT Content to Hospitality Sector (MESA)
NexGuard, a Kudelski Group company and provider of forensic watermarking technology and solutions, today announced that SONIFI Solutions is deploying its streaming session-based ... More
Netflix Shows How to Win the Piracy Wars (New York Post)
A hacker who unsuccessfully tried to hold Netflix for ransom has achieved an unexpected result: His failure shows that subscription-based business models in content distribution is... More
The Real Reason Hackers Leaked Season 5 of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ (Variety)
Ever since the hacker identifying themselves as TheDarkOverlord released most of the upcoming fifth season of Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black” on file sharing networks t... More
NAB 2017: Machine Learning and Cyber Threats; Studios Close to Early VOD
LAS VEGAS — Murali Rao, global head of cybersecurity and risk consulting for Wipro, is sympathetic to those charged with mitigating cyber threats inside media and entertainment o... More
NSS Labs Announces Call for Input for Advanced Endpoint Protection Group Test Version 2.0 (MESA)
NSS Labs today announced a “call for input” for enterprises and vendors to further shape and evolve the design of its next Advanced Endpoint Protection (AEP) Group Test and acc... More
NAB 2017: Watermarking, Securing Data and Protecting Broadcasts: A Preview of CDSA’s NAB Cybersecurity Program
The Content Delivery and Security Association (CDSA) kicks off its three-day “Cyber Security and Content Protection Pavilion” (C3830CS at the Las Vegas Convention Center) prog... More
Digimarc Highlights How Watermarking Can Improve Rights, Royalty Management for the Music Industry (MESA)
Digimarc today released a white paper titled, “Watermarking Technology and Blockchains in the Music Industry,” outlining how blockchain technology, when coupled with digital au... More
CreativeFuture Applauds Introduction of New Congressional Copyright Act (CDSA)
CreativeFuture has come out in support of the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act (H.R. 1695 ). CreativeFuture has said it encourages Congress to swiftly enact ... More
NATO’s John Fithian Talks Premium VOD, Piracy (Deadline)
Asked by Deadline about whether the studios or other companies will be able to pull off Premium Video on Demand (PVOD), NATO President and CEO John Fithian said, “Going back ... More
CreativeFuture, Copyright Alliance Ask Congress to Support Copyright Laws (Hollywood Reporter)
In support of the millions of Americans who currently make a living in the creative industries and the next generation who will join them, our two organizations – the Copyright A... More
Six Alleged Piracy Sites Shuttered After MPAA Files Lawsuit (Deadline)
A lawsuit filed last month by the MPPA and the major Hollywood studios against operators of an alleged ring of piracy sites has been unsealed, showing that those sites have been sh... More
