Blog articles from 12/2015

Technology for securing content and preventing piracy falls into two categories: technologies that identify and allow tracking of content and technologies that restrict access to content. Digital fingerprinting, watermarking, conditional access, and digital rights management are all solutions to help secure content. Digital fingerprinting and watermarking technologies play a significant role in identifying copyrighted content that is being distributed or accessed illegally and...

The need for safe space is essential, whether we’re fabricating stone fortresses or designing virtual privacy perimeters. The Internet of Things (IoT) offers consumers convenience, efficiency, collaboration, and expanded products and services. However, concerns about privacy and data security pose major challenges to the industry. Data breaches can involve any unauthorized access to consumer or company information by someone inside or outside the company. The main causes of a data...

The connected life of smartphone owners is now starting to include smart home devices, a part of the movement towards the Internet of Things (IoT) and increased awareness of the impact on energy efficiencies. In Q2 2015, 16% of all U.S. broadband households owned one or more smart home devices—products that can be controlled or monitored from a smartphone, table, or computer. Smart energy devices include smart thermostats, smart lightbulbs, smart plugs/adapter modules, smart...