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