Joe Gaucher, CTO of Video Furnace (
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video solutions, spoke about serious IP video delivery security threats in network computing environments during the Motion Imagery Standards Board Conference 2007 held in Herndon, Va. earlier this month. As part of his presentation, he outlined the chief areas of weak security in the majority of IP video solutions, and said because of these threats, organizations need to be extra vigilant.
“There are many reasons to utilize streaming video in the enterprise, including training, live event broadcasts, real-time news distribution, digital signage and security monitoring, but today’s mainstream video and streaming video applications may leave the network wide open to attack,” Gaucher said during the event. He added that the majority of the security issues recently reported by the media hinge upon media player, browser and data-at-rest vulnerabilities. He said these vulnerabilities will persist and proliferate if they are not specifically addressed.
Indeed this is a very real threat and one which organizations are going to have to pay close attention to -- particularly since video and streaming video will be making much greater inroads into network computing environments over the next several years. Video Furnace offers an easy-to-deploy IP video distribution system which helps address these security threats. This highly scalable turnkey solution leverages an organization’s existing network to securely deliver live, broadcast and on-demand TV-quality video to network-connected computers, as well as TVs connected via Video Furnace’s recently announced digital set-top box. Video Furnace claims its fully integrated solution supports all operating systems (including Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Solaris 10) and does not require any resident player software, browser plug-ins or hardware on the connected devices. The system is ideal for securely delivering live and recorded events, distance learning, corporate training, digital signage, security monitoring, TV distribution and mission-critical communications.
In addition to Gaucher’s recent presentation, Video Furnace is also offering a white paper with details regarding media player security threats and how its solution delivers secure IP video to organizations of all types and sizes. The white paper is available at
http://www.videofurnace.com/pdf/VF_Security_White_Paper.pdf.
The Motion Imagery Standards Board formulates, reviews and recommends standards for motion imagery, associated metadata, audio and other related systems for use within the Department of Defense/Intelligence Community/United States Imagery and Geospatial System. Its mission is to promote awareness of diverse motion imagery systems and define standards for interoperable sharing of information and knowledge. For more information, visit
http://www.gwg.nga.mil/misb/index.html.
Video Furnace made news on TMCnet earlier this month when it
introduced its new low-cost digital set-top box for delivering video to network-connected television sets in the enterprise. This latest solution enables corporations, educational institutions, financial services firms, government agencies and other organizations to use the Video Furnace IP video distribution system to convert TVs into IP-connected devices. As a result, they can deliver live, broadcast and on-demand TV-quality video to television sets on their networks.
Libertyville, Ill.-based Video Furnace is a privately held company which distributes its products through value-added resellers, system integrators and distributors. Currently more than 2.5 million users worldwide use the company’s solutions on a daily basis. For more information, visit
www.videofurnace.com.
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Patrick Barnard is Assignment Editor for TMCnet and Associate Editor for Customer Interaction Solutions magazine. To see more of his articles, please visit Patrick Barnard’s columnist page.
