Creating content requires significant investments of time, money, and effort. It also demands extensive research, planning, creativity, technical skills, and continuous learning.

Content breaches, such as unauthorised use, can lead to lost revenue, damage your brand’s reputation, reduce audience trust, and demotivate creators. Addressing these breaches involves legal costs and strains resources, threatening the sustainability and growth of content creation.

Good quality content is delivered to audiences across countries, content providers and multiple devices. This presents multiple monetization opportunities for the content owners. While these opportunities exist, content providers also need flexibility and speed in content processing to serve this growing need.

Cloud presents multiple benefits to content providers in terms of flexibility, speed and redundancy but the consideration of content security remains in the mind of content providers before they leap to the cloud. Many organisations worldwide have moved their workflows to the cloud in the last few years.

However, security, accessibility and control are important considerations for content providers running their workflows in the cloud. Content providers usually scrutinize every workflow component they add to their workflow for security and reliability. Content QC remains a core component of professional workflows. Using Automated QC systems on the cloud can significantly improve the operational efficiency of the workflows, however, content providers need to be fully convinced about their content security, especially in a SaaS model where a QC vendor hosts the automated QC system.

Venera is a leading cloud native Automated QC vendor and this article will discuss the key security measures for cloud-based video QC taken by Venera.

 

Key Security Measures in Cloud-Based Video QC 

 

Venera is a SOC-2 certified company and our processes are inherently designed for security. Our QC solutions, Quasar and CapMate are AWS-qualified with successful completion of AWS Foundational Technical Review.

We take the following measures in Quasar to ensure the safety of your content:

 

Encryption 

Encryption involves converting your video files into a secure format that can only be decrypted by authorised users. In cases where Quasar needs to bring original content to a cloud VM for processing, it is encrypted at REST and during transit. This eliminates the chances of data breach.

 

Authentication and Access Control

With Quasar, your security is paramount. No credentials are stored in our database, ensuring your sensitive information remains fully protected. Quasar supports advanced access mechanisms such as IAM cross-account roles which do not require sharing the storage location access with Quasar. It also supports pre-authenticated URLs for content location and users can use it to allow content access only for a limited period of time. This rigorous approach guarantees that your content and information are safeguarded against unauthorized access, providing a secure and trustworthy environment for all your operations.

 

DevOps Processes

Since Venera is a SOC-2 certified company, our processes are designed for security. We use properly configured VPCs, server hardening and security configuration to ensure a safe environment for processing your content. Moreover, the remote access for our team to QC virtual machines on the cloud is restricted so that there is no risk from the internal team too regarding content access.

 

­­Identity and Access Management

We provide the least privileges to IAM users who need to access to our AWS account. Separate groups are created for each team and access policies are assigned on the least privileges needed basis.

 

Multi-factor authentication

MFA is provided on all our cloud systems so that the users can login and use their account securely. All Venera users also need to authenticate using MFA before accessing Venera’s AWS accounts.

 

Network security

We use cloud centric IDS service (Guard Duty) which maintains the network security by detecting any malicious activity or threats within networks and/or systems. This ensures that data is secure in Venera’s cloud infrastructure.

 

API Whitelisting 

APIs can be used only from the systems whitelisted within the Quasar system. This ensures that your account can only be used from an authorized system. Even if the API key is compromised at your end, no one will be able to use your account with APIs.

 

Regular Security Audits and Continuous Monitoring 

Continuous monitoring and routine security audits are essential for identifying and addressing potential vulnerabilities. We use automated tools and services to scan for security threats and ensure compliance with industry standards regularly. All our cloud microservices are monitored 24×7 and any potential issues are automatically detected and notified to the support team members. This ensures service continuity by allowing support team to take proactive corrective action.

 

Quasar Private Edition

Our SaaS edition is inherently designed for security but if you really need to deploy Quasar within your Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), it can be done while ensuring maximum security and privacy for your content. With this configuration, your valuable content and sensitive information never leave your environment or hit the Quasar systems hosted by us. Instead, only essential usage information is communicated, maintaining a robust and secure connection while safeguarding your data. This seamless integration provides peace of mind, allowing you to focus on leveraging Quasar’s powerful tools without compromising your privacy.

 

Conclusion

Ensuring the security and quality of your cloud-based video content is essential for maintaining audience trust and complying with media regulations. By implementing robust cloud security measures and utilising Venera’s Quasar Audio-Video QC system, you can ensure the security of your content while utilizing the advanced QC and scalability capabilities of the platform.

Read more about Quasar here. We offer a free trial if you want to take a test drive of the system.