I still have an old Apple IIe, fully functional. At those days before the Internet, SW ran “bare-metal” it could access any HW registers, ROM and RAM. Programs even overwrote their own code either as a bug or a weird feature.

Later with the advent of multi-process OS, virtual memory was introduced to prevent one process from overwriting another, and a kernel was set to manage the mapping of physical memory to the various processes through a Memory Management Unit (MMU). 

So, you’ve got your great idea on how to revolutionize the market! Wait, before you start, have you addressed security?

Let’s address security step-by-step.

In November of 1999, DIRECTV made it a priority to create an in-house security team that would take ownership of broadcast and content delivery security. SypherMedia International (SMI) was formed by members of the DIRECTV Engineering and Conditional Access Group in August of 2003. Before SMI was created, the now SMI team along with fellow DIRECTV members were responsible for re-engineering the security approach of the Pay TV broadcast. This team eliminated piracy at DIRECTV and it has remained secure for more than 15 years.

Last month, Inside Secure and Yospace announced their combined solution to prevent or bypass ad blocking. This solution addresses the estimated $75 billion that publishers alone are expected to lose by 2020 from loss of ad revenue, according to research published by Ovum.