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Interview with Mark Mulready – Part 1: Anti-piracy evolves, as do the pirates

By Steven Hawley, Piracy Monitor Human nature keeps coming up with new ways to beat the system, especially when there’s demand for it. Everyone wants to...

Interview with Mark Mulready – Part 2: The ecosystem of anti-piracy

By Steven Hawley, Piracy Monitor We continue our interview with Mark Mulready, for eight years, the co-president of the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance and current head...

Close-up: Collaboration and tough love are keys to MultiChoice Group anti-piracy strategy

By Steven Hawley The MultiChoice Group is Africa's largest media company and leading entertainment platform, serving more than 70 million subscribers and 23 million pay...

Enterprise security pros say their own apps are secure. Third party apps not so...

A fall 2023 survey of 100-plus cybersecurity professionals conducted by Information Security Media Group explains how compromised mobile apps can expose enterprise servers, back-end...

Stopping piracy before it starts: TPN’s Terri Davies interviewed by The Bulwark

This post links to an interview of Terri Davies, President of The Trusted Partner Network (TPN), by Sunny Bunch, reporter for The Bulwark. TPN is...

Parks: Cumulative US streaming revenue lost to piracy may exceed $113 Billion by 2027...

The comprehensive report addresses piracy for streaming & digital media services and how to fight it. At NAB this week, Parks Associates announced by the...

Thought Leadership: Five steps to a successful Anti-Piracy and Cybersecurity Management Program

By Mark Mulready - Vice President - Cyber Services at Irdeto Cyber-attacks have become increasingly sophisticated and frequent and the need to manage cyber risks...

The bigger picture: Anti-piracy is an ecosystem that demands holistic thinking

“It’s difficult to put a dollar amount on piracy,” says Andrew Bunten, Chief Operating Officer of Video Entertainment at Irdeto.  “But, there’s little mystery as to...

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