Securing consumer electronics (CE) devices

“Overall, the market will grow from about 64 million IP-enabled CE devices in 2007, to over 215 million units in 2012” - Source: MultiMedia Intelligence

Consumer demand for anywhere, anytime, anyhow consumption of information and entertainment is driving a revolution in the consumer electronics industry. Internet media is spreading from the PC domain to encompass the entire digital home ecosystem of IP-enabled entertainment platforms including TVs, personal video recorders, DVD players, set-top boxes, video game consoles, portable media players and other audio and video devices.

Connectivity is also spreading beyond the realm of entertainment devices, as manufacturers add Internet capabilities to refrigerators, stoves, microwave ovens, washing machines, picture frames and other major and portable appliances in an effort to make life easier for the consumer.

More protection for CE devices; less risk for CE manufacturers

However, device makers in this increasingly integrated ecosystem have an obligation to ensure that licensed media content, whether audio, image or video, remains protected while residing on their devices.  And while digital rights management (DRM) software is often used to protect digital content from unauthorized access or transfer, the DRM systems themselves are vulnerable to tampering and attack.  Device manufacturers are ultimately responsible to ensure that the content - and the DRM - remain protected at all times. Selecting and integrating the right DRM, and protecting it adequately, can be a daunting task. That’s why leading CE manufacturers rely on Cloakware to get it right the first time.

Software and DRM security solutions for CE manufacturers

With over one billion devices and applications protected, Cloakware has earned a reputation as the world’s leading provider of software and DRM security solutions for CE manufacturers.

Cloakware is a proud member of the Digital Living Network Alliance, providing DLNA Technology Component DRM Solutions to secure CE devices for member companies.

Cloakware helps manufacturers get their products to market faster while ensuring that their applications, content and intellectual property remain protected.

Product planning phase

During the product planning phase, our consulting and design services can help CE device makers:

• analyze device security vulnerabilities
• recommend strategies to maximize security while meeting performance requirements
• verify compliance with DRM requirements

System-level design phase

During the system-level design phase, Cloakware’s pre-hardened DRM solutions enable device makers to:

• achieve faster time-to-market by reducing software development cycles
• meet DRM compliance & robustness rules
• support multiple DRM formats including WMDRM, PlayReady, OMA-DRM and others
• secure DLNA-compliant applications to enable content portability across devices

Finally, Cloakware Security Suite allows software developers to embed security directly into their source code.  These tools enable developers to:

• protect proprietary intellectual property against tampering and reverse engineering
• harden code in both real time and high level OS environments
• create diverse instances of application software to mitigate the impact of automated attacks

From set top boxes, to media players, to mobile handsets to calculators, Cloakware protects CE products for some of the world’s most recognizable and technologically advanced companies in the world. Contact us to find out how we can help you deploy your products with confidence.

Device security and cryptography white papers

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