Hands-on Cybersecurity for Media Broadcast Engineers and Technicians

Hands-on Cybersecurity for Media Broadcast Engineers and Technicians

Overview

In media organizations that are transitioning to network-based production infrastructures, cybersecurity has become a strategic priority and everyone’s responsibility. It is essential to know how to secure working processes, identify vulnerabilities and mitigate the risks of cyber-attacks on your production.

In this Master Class, through lectures, demos, and practical exercises you will learn:

  • To identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities and how to scan them on your production equipment and networks,
  • To assess cybersecurity risks on your production infrastructure.

Who it's for

  • Broadcast production technicians and engineers with intermediate knowledge of IT and networks
  • Professionals with a general understanding of cybersecurity in media

Skill Learnt

  • Understand what a vulnerability in the cybersecurity domain is: definition concepts, examples, famous vulnerabilities,  
  • Scan vulnerabilities and learn about the tools available to test your equipment,
  • Test the security of your network at the basic level,
  • Assess cybersecurity risks,
  • Benefit from EBU Media Cybersecurity recommendations and guidelines to strengthen the security of your production infrastructure.

Schedule

Day 1: 13:00 -17:30

Day 2: 09:00 -13:00

Programme Outline

IT vulnerabilities

  • Definitions and keywords, famous vulnerabilities
  • Understanding vulnerabilities by examples
  • Testing tools
  • EBU Recommendations and security testing guidelines
  • Demo: examples of vulnerabilities form the Internet
  • Engaging with broadcast manufacturers
  • Vulnerability management and mitigation

Case studies

Practical exercises

Security testing checklist & key take aways

Practice

Practical exercises: Depending on their level of expertise and function, participants will have the possibility to choose between two tracks:

  • Track 1: Risk Assessment track, including practical exercises.
  • Track 2: Vulnerability scanning track including the possibility to test various equipment (switch, encoder, converter, camera…) to detect cybersecurity vulnerabilities

Collaboration:

This Master Class organized in collaboration with VRT and EBU Technology & Innovation - MCS.

Certification

Upon completion of the course, you will be awarded an EBU Academy Certificate