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As broadcasters shift toward cloud-
based workflows and remote production
environments, cybersecurity is a critical
concern for the industry.
The annual Broadcast Engineering and
IT Conference at the NAB Show will spot-
light how media organizations are balanc-
ing innovation with protection of content
and infrastructure across special securi-
ty-focused sessions.
Security challenges
in an evolving landscape
The rapid adoption of software-based
and cloud-driven production workflows
has created new vulnerabilities that de-
mand attention from broadcasters and ven-
dors alike.
“Cybersecurity will be a major talking
point, especially as broadcasters contin-
ue shifting and experimenting with soft-
ware-based and cloud-driven production
workflows,” said Simon Hawkings, director
of sales strategy and business acceleration
at Ross Video. “Security vulnerabilities in
media systems have already led to several
major hacks, and there’s a growing need for
secure-by-design solutions.”
These concerns come at a time when
remote and cloud production capabilities
have become essential rather than optional
for many organizations.
“Over the past few years, the industry has
seen a tremendous uptake in remote work-
flow demand, in turn increasing the need
for cloud-based production capabilities,”
said Martins Magone, chief technology
officer at Veset. “The rise in remote work-
flows has also kickstarted a rising concern
for security among content providers, with
many looking for ways to ensure reliability
in their cloud-based workflows while also
keeping flexibility and scalability at the
forefront.”
Protecting content across
global supply chains
As content distribution networks be-
come increasingly complex, securing as-
sets throughout their lifecycle has become
more challenging.
The Trusted Partner Network (TPN), an
industry initiative focused on content secu-
rity, plans to showcase expanded offerings
at the show.
“As the industry continues to evolve, en-
suring the integrity and security of valuable
content across global supply chains has
never been more critical,” said Terri Da-
vies, president of TPN. “We are particular-
ly thrilled to highlight our expanded suite
of program offerings and to demonstrate
how TPN is strengthening support for the
industry with a focus on zero trust, applica-
tion security, a solution for service provider
outsourcing, and free resources available
to the industry at no extra cost.”
The adoption of zero trust security
frameworks represents a shift in how me-
dia organizations approach protection,
moving away from perimeter-based secu-
rity toward models that verify every access
request regardless of source.
Managed services gain traction
Modern security requirements’ com-
plexity is pushing broadcasters toward
partnerships with specialized providers
who can manage these challenges.
“The complexity of modern media dis-
tribution remains a top challenge as me-
dia companies strive to enhance content
experiences while maximizing reach and
revenue,” said Venugopal Iyengar, chief
operating officer of digital at Planetcast.
“However, a clear trend across all these ar-
eas is the move toward managed services.
Technology on its own doesn’t solve the
challenge of operational complexity. Many
broadcasters are looking to service pro-
viders that offer not just software, but fully
managed, end-to-end solutions.”
This shift allows media companies to fo-
cus on core business priorities rather than
becoming entangled in technical security
challenges, Iyengar noted.
Data management security
becomes critical
As file sizes grow with higher resolution
formats, the secure movement and storage
of data has become a foundational concern
for broadcasters.
“The explosive growth in content reso-
lution and complexity is pushing tradition-
al file sharing infrastructure to its limits,”
said Ned Pyle, enterprise storage techni-
cal officer at Tuxera. “We’re seeing broad-
Security solutions adapt to remote,
cloud-based production workflows
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