It’s a troubling fact that cyber-attacks are growing more sophisticated every day. This begs the question, how secure are broadcasters and their vendors?
The broadcast industry has specialist cybersecurity requirements, not least due to its operational technology (OT) networks as well as its interconnected supply chain which increase broadcasters’ attack surface beyond standard IT infrastructure.
That’s why Hawk’s Red Team Reviews go beyond traditional security assessments — we simulate real-world attacks to uncover weaknesses in broadcasters’ IT and OT networks.
Our goal? To give you the confidence that your people, systems, and content are shielded from attacks, through understanding and mitigating cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
A Red Team Review is a simulated cyber-attack that tests your organisation’s ability to detect, respond, and recover from real-world threats.
By thinking like attackers, we identify vulnerabilities across your IT and broadcast OT environments — from software and networks to physical access and human factors.
The results help you:
Hawk offers both one-off assessments and ongoing reviews for continuous peace of mind.
The broadcasting industry faces unique risks — from live transmission disruption to theft of content and IP. This means that red team reviews need to be designed and implemented by industry experts.
During Hawk’s red team engagements, we’ve discovered and remediated a number of worrying issues including:
These weaknesses can be exploited by anyone — from disgruntled employees to organised crime or hacktivists. Our reviews show you exactly where the gaps are and how to close them.
Our process is designed to deliver maximum insight with minimal disruption:
Throughout the process, Hawk maintains open communication to ensure transparency and no surprises.
Our final report outlines every finding — from exploitable vulnerabilities to potential impact on your operations — mapped against a probability/impact matrix to help you prioritise what matters most.
We then support your team with practical remediation steps, ensuring the lessons from the review lead to lasting protection.
Hawk combines deep broadcasting expertise with world-class cybersecurity knowledge. We’ve delivered red team reviews and business continuity exercises for leading news broadcasters, motorsport broadcasters, TV playout facilities and satellite teleports. Critically, we’ve performed reviews during live productions, which requires expert broadcast and security knowledge to minimise risk of unintended consequences, whilst still discovering vulnerabilities.
Our reviews are led by Angus Blackwood, with 30+ years in the broadcast industry including senior technical roles at broadcasters and service providers, coupled with 10 years’ cybersecurity auditing and a Master’s in Ethical Hacking and Cybersecurity. Angus is joined by security experts Callum Wilson and Gerry Magennis who both have in excess 20 years’ cybersecurity experience in the finance industry, one of the most heavily regulated and secure sectors in the world. We are also joined by hands-on broadcast specialists such as Shreyas Patkar, who, with 20+ years hands-on experience as a senior broadcast engineer and technical consultant.
With Hawk, you don’t just get a test — you gain a partner by your side, dedicated to keeping your broadcast operations resilient and secure.
Contact Angus Blackwood today at [email protected] to schedule a Red Team Review and take the first step towards bulletproof broadcast security.
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