Cyber security should be ‘top priority’ for media companies

Broadcasters need to make “big transformational changes now” if they are to protect themselves from hackers, according to the Director and Chief Economist of the US Cyber Consequences Unit, Scott Borg.

Media organisations are easy targets for cyber hackers, Borg explained to IBC365 following his appearance at the IBC2018 Cyber Security Forum.

Borg cited high profile cyber attacks on Netflix, Sony and TV5Monde as incidents that have compromised content, shut down infrastructures and risked brands’ reputation.

He said: “For smaller organisations, a cyber attack could potentially compromise and bankrupt the business altogether.

He said media companies are being manipulated because of their reach with audiences.

Borg said: “The Russian effort to manipulate the 2016 US election was…