Cryptography Research's Carter Laren to Speak at 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show

Cryptography Research's Carter Laren to Speak at 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show

'Renewable Security' Key to Protecting Digital Entertainment Content

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- As the fully networked and integrated digital entertainment experience comes closer to reality, the issue of content protection is taking on greater urgency within the entertainment and consumer electronics industries according to Carter Laren, senior security architect at Cryptography Research, Inc. With piracy already plaguing a variety of digital media, Laren believes future digital entertainment content protection systems must offer "renewable security" able to adapt to new threats while giving content owners responsibility for and control over the security of their content. He will discuss his views during a panel discussion on Saturday, January 8 at the 2005 International CES in Las Vegas, Nevada.

According to Laren, existing protection systems rely on static security logic in player devices and are ineffective because they are unable to anticipate and respond to every piracy threat. Legacy approaches are also expensive to implement and impose unnecessary restrictions on legitimate users. What's needed, says Laren, is a new security architecture based on self-protecting digital content (SPDC) that carries its own programmatic security policy. In conjunction with specially equipped player devices, this content security program code can interact with users, query the player and its associated peripherals or device drivers and control the playback process. If a security problem is identified, the content can deliver an appropriate response or countermeasure.

"SPDC brings programmability and true renewability to digital entertainment formats, providing security based on risk management principles, system upgradeability and unparalleled user interactivity," said Laren. "Content producers win with more security, consumer electronics and PC makers win because they can concentrate on what they do best and most of all users win with a more compelling, interactive entertainment experience."

Carter Laren will be a panelist appearing in the "Entertainment Expands the Digital Home: Networking, Sharing and Protecting" session (DH13), part of the Digital Hollywood track, on Saturday, January 8 at 10:30 a.m. in room N259 of the North Hall.

Cryptography Research is actively involved in educating movie studios and device manufacturers about the need for robust and renewable security systems. CRI is a Principal Member of the DVD Forum and a leader in the forum's working group on security. The company also provides security services and technology to major Hollywood studios and actively participates in open meetings like the Copy Protection Technology Working Group (CPTWG) and industry conferences.

Carter Laren is Cryptography Research's technical liaison to Hollywood studios, content owners and consumer electronics manufacturers. Affectionately known as the "Anti-Pirate," he has extensive experience designing and evaluating secure communication and pay-television systems, tamper resistant devices and content protection technology. Carter holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, where he was awarded the elite Chancellor's Scholarship.

About Cryptography Research, Inc.

Cryptography Research, Inc. provides consulting services and technology to solve complex security problems. In addition to security evaluation and applied engineering work, CRI is actively involved in long-term research in areas including tamper resistance, content protection, network security and financial services. The company has a broad portfolio of patents covering countermeasures to differential power analysis and other vulnerabilities, and is committed to helping companies produce secure smart cards and other tamper resistant devices.

Security systems designed by Cryptography Research engineers annually protect more than $60 billion of commerce for wireless, telecommunications, financial, digital television and Internet industries. For additional information or to arrange a consultation with a member of the technical staff, please contact Jen Craft at 415-397-0123, ext. 329 or visit www.cryptography.com.


Source: Cryptography Research, Inc.

CONTACT: Patrick Corman, +1-650-326-9648, or patrick@cormancom.com, or
Karen Burke, +1-650-938-6852, or kburke@cormancom.com, both of Corman
Communications, LLC, for Cryptography Research, Inc.

Web site: http://www.cryptography.com/


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