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The media and entertainment industry is an unusually diverse and digitally advanced industry. Yet these same unique features mean it is more exposed to internet-based threats. This makes effective cybersecurity in the entertainment industry indisputable.
The good news is that, despite its relatively large attack surface, the vertical is no different in how it should defend itself. To prevent cyberattacks in the entertainment industry, focus on a layered, best-practice security approach that starts with gaining insight into your organization’s key vulnerabilities.
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The media and entertainment industry encompasses a wide range of organizations, ranging from TV and film production companies to TV and radio broadcasters, newspaper, magazine, book and online publishers and others. The supply chain is a significant source of risk as industry typically has many moving parts interacting with each other. Significant assets may be scattered across multiple companies around the world as content is created, processed, edited, and distributed.
Content security has been front and center in the media and entertainment industry since a well-known media and entertainment company was hacked a few years ago, resulting in data loss, huge impacts on productivity and operations, and embarrassing leaks. Here, content isn’t just intellectual property, it’s the lifeblood of many media and entertainment companies. Content theft can have a huge impact on the profits a particular artist can make and the reputation of the companies involved.
Media and entertainment companies face the same cybersecurity challenges as other consumer-facing industries: protecting customer data, demonstrating compliance, improving operational efficiency and preventing downtime. They may also operate in temporary locations such as entertainment venues or pop-up retail operations. In all these cases, cyberattacks on the media and entertainment industry can damage the guest experience and ultimately have a serious impact.
With our increasing global content consumption, the importance of security is constantly increasing. Combating piracy and providing secure and flexible distribution options for subscribers are key motivations for the media industry to implement state-of-the-art cyber and hardware security. This is especially true when it comes to streaming and on-demand media.
The growth of online streaming has made pirated content a greater risk than ever before, resulting in billions of views and billions of dollars lost. Media and entertainment companies may also be vulnerable to government-sponsored attempts for economic espionage, propaganda distribution, or other purposes.
The entertainment sector is one of the largest, most diverse, and rapidly changing segments of the global economy. And it is a top target for cyber crimes. Robotics, automation, machinery, IoT/IIoT, smart devices — it’s time to secure entertainment industry from threats, hackers, and risks.
As the media and entertainment industry continues to grow, piracy, extortion, corruption and targeting of customers will only increase. The good news is that cyberattacks in the entertainment industry use tried and tested tools and techniques when they happen. These include phishing, credential stuffing, and vulnerability exploiting malware.
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