Irdeto’s Frikkie Jonker details the firm’s ongoing campaign to protect its content and reduce risks to consumers resulting from pirated devices.
In this episode of ITWeb TV, news editor Admire Moyo talks to Frikkie Jonker , director of broadcast cyber security and anti-piracy at Irdeto , who is the man hugely behind hunting down DStv pirate syndicates across Africa. #dstv #Piracy #MultiChoice
These raids show progress in MultiChoice’s ongoing campaign to protect its content, secure the entertainment industry and reduce risks to consumers associated with pirated devices. Frikkie Jonker, director of broadcast cyber security and anti-piracy at Irdeto. Irdeto is the cyber security component of MultiChoice Group. “We provide various services, but the way the relationship started was when Koos Bekker started the company some 30-plus years ago, he wanted to have a company that encrypts the content on pay-TV so that not everybody could view it but pay.”
“Every time that happens, we evolve with that, and we develop tools and technology, and we upgrade encryption and hardware to make sure pirates cannot pirate our content anymore. We do this in conjunction with the police, regulators and other partners to address the issue of broadcasting piracy.” “From a law perspective, these sentences might not be too deterrent – the fines and the jail sentences may not be that high, but what people don’t understand is that if you are found guilty of a criminal offence, you get a criminal record. So, it doesn’t matter if you get a small or big fine, but you’ve got a criminal record.”
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