Is the Future of Content Protection Cloud(y)?

As the adoption of cloud computing continues to progress and becomes a critical element in the production and post-production processes of the movie industry, new strategies for protecting content will have to emerge. The lack of sufficient content protection may hinder the adoption of cloud in the industry, which could deprive the community of the many operational and financial benefits that this new approach to delivering technology services can offer. — This paper defines four types of trust assumptions and their relative strength in the different cloud deployment models. It addresses the major threats associated with cloud – such as data breaches, account hijacking, denial of services, or malicious insiders – with a particular focus on content protection. — The cloud increases exposure to risk. The paper explores two use cases: digital delivery and processing. They demonstrate that the clever use of hybrid cloud and new advanced technologies, associated to proper security, may allow secure deployment in the cloud without sacrificing content protection.

Published

2014-10

Content type

Original Research

Keywords

Security, cloud, hybrid cloud, encryption, watermark, digital screener

DOI

10.5594/M001567

ISBN

978-1-61482-954-6