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Cybersecurity and Game of Thrones

February 11, 2019 by Hector

Home » Blog » Cybersecurity and Game of Thrones

game of thrones cybersecurityHBO, Netflix, and cybersecurity – what do these topics all have in common? These and other media companies have been subject to past network breaches. In 2017, one such attack saw several episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm and Ballers leaked online, along with e-mail messages and a summary of an unaired episode of Game Of Thrones. The ransom for the attack was $250,000.

Earlier that same year, Netflix was hacked and had 10 episodes of Orange Is The New Black leaked as well. That instance was linked back to a contractor. This is a growing concern for the entertainment industry, or any industry that has many moving parts to an operation. You have a number of people involved in the overall operation from start to finish, many of which are contracted out. According to a former employee, HBO does take some measures to protect itself by using two-factor authentication and security awareness training, but that does not handle the freelancers working on the projects.

According to a study by the University of Maryland and Carnegie Mellon University, stolen movies that appear before going into theaters lose up to 19% of their box office revenue. However, Hollywood is not the only industry with multiple people working on projects, there are many other companies with similar situations that need to be aware of how to better protect themselves.

You should always be aware of anyone who has access to sensitive information or your network. While it may be difficult to completely shield your network from the outside you can take measures to preserve it. A good backup solution can stop Ransomware in its tracks. If you want to know more about how a backup solution can prevent this we can help.

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