Anti-Piracy
Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report, Dec. 25, 2016 (Citadel Information Group)
Important Security Updates Apple iTunes: Apple has released updates for each AirPort Base Station firmware. Updates are available from Apple’s website. Dropbox: Dropbox ... More
Protecting Your Intellectual Property in the Digital Society (ITSP)
There are 318.9 million people in the United States and their collective creativity is one of the most economically beneficial assets in the country. That collective creativity,... More
Will Site Blocking Stop Internet Pirates in Australia? (CIO)
In an Australian first, the Federal Court has granted injunctions that will see the country’s major internet service providers compelled to block several websites used to illegal... More
Piracy Spikes with Millions of Offers, Threatening Pay TV (Info Security)
There are more than 2.7 million advertisements on e-commerce websites, including Amazon, eBay and Alibaba for illicit streaming devices—indicating that content theft by pirates h... More
International Cybersecurity Policing Tackled at Dec. 7 Content Protection Summit
The U.S.-based International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) — the worldwide professional association for law enforcement — has spent 120-plus years being the collective... More
Fortium CEO at European Content Protection Summit: Accidental Distribution Causes Leaks, Piracy (MESA Europe)
Fortium presented at the European Content Protection Summit in London on the Nov. 16, alongside other key speakers from the Entertainment industry such as ITV, BBC, MPA and Cisco.... More
IPTV: Mass Piracy That’s Flying Largely Under The Radar (TorrentFreak)
Kodi and its third party 'pirate' addons have been getting an awful lot of press this year but there's a hidden side to streaming that receives much less attention. Enter the world... More
Piracy ‘Significantly’ Declining Due to Availability of Streaming Services (ZDNet)
The availability of streaming services, as predicted by industry, has brought down online copyright infringement of TV shows, movies, music, and games "significantly", new research... More
Production Security Budgets, Workflows to be Tackled at Dec. 7 Content Protection Summit
How are studios and production companies budgeting for the security needs of film and TV shoots, and what are the baseline measures needed to secure every project? Those are the... More
Sharing Threat Intel: Easier Said Than Done (Dark Reading)
As cyber threats become more sophisticated and expand to the cloud and the Internet of Things, the sharing of meaningful threat intel between trusted organizations has become mor... More
Death of Trans-Pacific Partnership a Blow to Copyright Owners (Ars Technica)
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a proposed and controversial 12-nation trade pact dealing with everything from intellectual property to human rights, effectively died Friday. Congre... More
Will President Trump Be Tough on Online Piracy? (TorrentFreak)
At TorrentFreak we have no interest in reporting on politics, except when it’s relevant to copyright issues. After the surprising victory of Donald Trump earlier this week, se... More
NTIA: Consumer Security Concerns Having Economic Impact
By Chris Tribbey A new report from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) sees nearly 20% of American internet homes — or 19 million households ... More
Sony Pictures Targets Torrent Sites with Preemptive Takedowns (TorrentFreak)
Copyright holders commonly ask torrent sites to remove links to pirated content, such as the latest blockbuster movies. However, Sony Pictures Networks goes a step further. This we... More
Radix, MPAA Establish New Partnership to Reduce Online Piracy (MPAA)
Domain name registry operator Radix and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) today jointly announced an agreement to help ensure that websites using domains ope... More
Prince Music Piracy Jumps More Than Tenfold After Artist’s Death (Variety)
The surge in piracy of Prince’s work following his death isn’t surprising. It’s worth noting that sales of his albums shot to the top of iTunes, Amazon and other services the... More
Fox Movie Studio Pulls Out of Comic-Con Main Event Over Piracy Fears (The Wrap)
20th Century Fox will not showcase its upcoming movie releases in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con this year. The studio feels it cannot prevent the piracy of custom trailers and excl... More
Zero-Day Exploits More Than Double as Attackers Prevail in Security Arms Race (ARS Technica)
The number of attacks that exploited previously unknown software vulnerabilities more than doubled in 2015 as hackers raced against security defenders to find effective ways to inf... More
Ransomware Alert: Prevent and Mitigate Ransomware Attacks (U.S.-CERT)
In early 2016, destructive ransomware variants such as Locky and Samas were observed infecting computers belonging to individuals and businesses, which included healthcare faciliti... More
Apple, FBI set to Resume Encryption Fight at House Hearing (CNET)
The encryption battle between Apple and the FBI is moving from the courtroom to Congress next week. Representatives from the tech titan and the federal law enforcement agency ar... More
