NEAL ROMANEK: What are the biggest threats facing broadcasters?
SIMON SPANSWICK: The problems are multitudinous. I have been in some cybersecurity centres within broadcasters, watching the number of attacks going into them all the time, from different parts of the world. There are certainly nation states working against broadcasters, and they are very well-resourced, increasing the threat level. The issues involve emails, which can particularly compromise a news environment, where sources and stories are being compiled by
contributors that might not want to be named. You’ve also got attacks on playout, and we are all connected by vulnerable mobile phones. About five years ago, France’s TV5Monde had their website blocked – their entire systems were trashed. French security services did a clean-up operation, and staff weren’t allowed to use the internet for around six months. It cost them €9 million to recover and put in place systems to prevent the repetition of that attack. “FRANCE’STV5MONDE HADTHEIRWEBSITE BLOCKED –THEIR ENTIRE SYSTEMS WERETRASHED”
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