Securing intellectual property in the age of consolidation
Rapid7, of course, is not in the entertainment industry. However, we have worked with some clients out there in that golden land of dreams and enchantment—also known as Hollywood. Case in point: the company formerly known as Discovery, Inc. A few years back, Rapid7 helped the entertainment conglomerate transform itself into a cloud-first company. Discovery’s IT team leveraged InsightCloudSec to facilitate the company’s strategic shift.
In the time since, the company has undergone some, shall we say, changes. Now known as Warner Bros. Discovery following a merger of the two legacy media companies, there’s a new CEO at the helm who is likely feeling pressure to offset the billions of dollars in debt the company currently holds.
From an intellectual property (IP) security standpoint, there are a number of factors that could put the company in a potentially vulnerable position, as we’ve seen with other entertainment giants. In this blog, the first of a two part series, we’ll look at the macro issue of the entertainment business shifting to a streaming-first focus, and the increasingly loud alerts of cybersecurity professionals to the fact that content and IP must be better secured—especially prior to its release.
The big content-distribution shift
Direct-to-consumer services and maximum choice are at the center of the content-distribution shift of the past decade. Netflix kicked off their streaming project with little fanfare back in the early 2010s, but quickly became the gold stand ..
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