Portable Video Key for Encrypted Content

Cinea has introduced the S-VIEW SV510 Secure Video Key to extend playback of S-VIEW secure content to laptops and desktop PCs. With the SV510, studios and production companies can use DVD and Internet delivery to share valuable materials during the production and postproduction process.

The Cinea S-VIEW SV510 is a small, lightweight device that users simply plug into the USB2.0 port of their laptop or desktop computer. Once authorized users have installed the accompanying software and registered the device, they can play back the S-VIEW secure content from a DVD or download it from the Internet. Authorization to play S-VIEW secure content is carried with the DVD image file ensuring secure delivery. At playback, the video content is decrypted and watermarked using Cinea’s forensic watermarking technology. This watermark contains the date and time of playback as well as the specific playback device used to access the content for user accountability.

“Across the entertainment industry, DVDs and the Internet are used by professionals in production, marketing and distribution to transport and view critical video content,” said Rob Schumann, GM, Cinea, Inc. “But, as we all know, the superior quality of DVDs also makes them tempting targets for pirates. The S-VIEW SV510 is designed to move the creative process forward by allowing secure digital content to be sent quickly and easily to designated viewers anywhere in the world.”

Users set up unique six- to 12-character access codes for their devices, so if an S-VIEW SV510 is ever lost or stolen with the S-VIEW secure content, access by any other individual is denied. Content owners can prevent the viewing of future content on the lost or stolen SV510 by simply deregistering the device to ensure exclusion from any future playback lists. In the event the S-VIEW secure content is lost or stolen without the SV510, the content is simply unplayable. For more information see www.cinea.com.

Home Wi-Fi Users Are Securing Their Networks

JupiterResearch found that 60 percent of Wi-Fi network owners enable security on their home networks. Detailed in a new report by JupiterResearch, “Home Wi-Fi Security: Understanding Consumer Behavior and Impact on Wi-Fi Adoption,” privacy is consumers’ main reason to secure their home Wi-Fi network and awareness of illicit network use and potential bandwidth theft has increased.

“Security is the No. 1 concern for Wi-Fi network owners,” said Ina Sebastian, JupiterResearch Associate Analyst and lead author of the report. “They are particularly afraid of personal information theft and eavesdropping, but the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) standard has enabled an easier setup process more suitable for consumers.”

There is no consensus among consumers on whether it is acceptable to log on to someone else’s “open” network, and already 29 percent of Wi-Fi network owners have done so while traveling and 12 percent have logged onto their neighbors’ network.

Solution Helps Parents to Chaperone Kids

BeNetSafe has launched an Internet-based subscription chaperone service designed for parents to track their kids’ online activity within popular social networking environments. The subscription service is initially designed for use with MySpace, the largest social networking site, with plans to roll out applications for monitoring other social networking sites in the near future.

“Trying to monitor our own kids’ lives online, we realized the need for a service that provides parents with critical information about what their teens are doing and who they are hanging out with online,” said Brad Weber, co-founder and managing director of BeNetSafe. “Our goal is to empower parents by giving them the information they need to guide and protect their teens against online predators.”

“We turn the data uncovered via our automated search technology into simple to read reports that demystify postings on a teen’s MySpace site, so that parents can easily see if their kids are sharing personal information with strangers and if someone inappropriate is hanging out on their site,” added Michael Edelson, co-founder and managing director of BeNetSafe.

Using only minimal information provided by parents about their child, BeNetSafe effectively deconstructs MySpace “profile pages” and delivers easy-to-read reports to parents outlining their kid’s online activity, directly to the parent’s inbox via e-mail or a secure web page on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. With BeNetSafe, parents can help protect their teens from the potentially dangerous and risky behavior that kids are exposed to online by identifying suspicious “friends” and illegal activity on a child’s profile page. The service alerts parents if their child sends personal information to a stranger including home address, phone number and e-mail address.

Unlike existing Internet site-blocking safety software that many teens can get around, BeNetSafe is an automated Internet-based service that can track teens’ activities regardless of the computer they are using. The service saves parents hours of manually searching their kids’ online activity and requires minimal computer skills. In addition, BeNetSafe provides a robust resource area for concerned parents including a 24-hour customer support line; comprehensive safety tips; and third-party resources to assist parents if they think their children may be in danger.