Trusted security for conditional access systems

Hackers, content pirates and subscription fraud can cost studios and operators billions of dollars in lost revenue each year.

Because Conditional Access (CA) systems are intended to protect high-value premium cable and satellite TV content, they are prime targets for hackers, content pirates and subscription fraud, costing studios and operators billions of dollars in lost revenue each year. 

Traditional hardware-based approaches to securing CA systems have proven to be inflexible and costly to update when breaches occur.  That’s why many of the world's leading content protection companies choose software-based security from Cloakware to protect their CA systems. 

Cloakware has experience with conditional access (CA) and subscription systems that require the protection of keys and billing transactions while providing the flexibility to create new business models. The basis of these systems is Cloakware Security Suite, a software protection toolkit that allows developers to integrate security right into their code, making security inseparable from software, and enabling deployment on untrusted hosts and in the most hostile environments.
Operators who deploy Cloakware-protected CA systems eliminate their dependence on hardware security, and gain the ability to quickly update devices in the field to renew security.  Other benefits of deploying software-based security from Cloakware include:

• Preventing piracy and subscription fraud
• Protecting against tampering attacks
• Providing a secure platform for distribution of premium-quality content
• Extending the life-span of set-top boxes with renewable security
• Protecting cryptographic keys and billing transactions
• Enabling new markets and services with software-only CAS
• Mitigating damages to reduce costs, increase broadcaster trust and eliminate future offenses
• Lowers cost of ownership by reducing time and effort to implement and maintain

To help CA system vendors define an effective security strategy, Cloakware provides a range of consulting, training and development services to guide you through all phases of the security development lifecycle, including:

• security requirements analysis to identify potential threats and weaknesses
• solution design and implementation to accelerate time-to-market
• breach mitigation and management to minimize impact and protect against further attacks
• training to educate your teams on all aspects of software and content protection

Some of the world’s most widely recognized consumer electronics makers rely on Cloakware solutions to protect software and digital content. Contact us to find out how we can help make your CA systems more secure.