Full Name
Leigh Whitcomb
Job Title
Consultant
Company
Whitcomb Consulting
Speaker Bio
Leigh Whitcomb has 31 years of experience in the broadcast industry from his time working at Imagine Communications, Toronto, ON, Canada. He participates in SMPTE, Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and Video Services Forum (VSF) standards committees, including serving as the co-chair of SMPTE 32NF Network/Facilities Architecture Technology Committee. He is actively involved in SMPTE ST 2110 Professional Media over Managed IP Networks and SMPTE ST 2059 Genlock Over IP. He became a SMPTE Fellow in 2017. His other professional affiliations include Professional Engineers Ontario. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Waterloo, ON, Canada, and a master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Toronto, ON, Canada. He is the co-inventor of several patents in the areas of networking and timing and synchronization.
Speaking At
TTC 2021 - Daily Activity - Day 1- June 15, 2021
TTC 2021 - Daily Activity - Day 2- June 16, 2021
TTC 2021 - Daily Activity - Day 3- June 17, 2021
TTC 2021 - Daily Activity - Day 2- June 16, 2021
TTC 2021 - Daily Activity - Day 3- June 17, 2021
TTC 2021 Speaker Type
Presenter, Roundtable
Topic and Description
Presentation Topic: Securing SMPTE ST 2110 Systems
Description: Securing SMPTE ST 2110 systems is becoming an important issue since it adds new ways that your facility can be attacked. For example, an attacker could disable your SMPTE ST 2059/Precision Time Protocol (PTP) infrastructure, crippling your facility. Tackling security may seem like a daunting challenge. Many users and equipment vendors do not know where to start. To assist users and vendors, standards and related organizations such as SMPTE, the Joint Taskforce on Networked Media (JT-NM), the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA), and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are working on specific parts of the security challenge. They are developing practical and actionable solutions. While these solutions do not address all aspects of security, they are a good starting point to get the industry moving in the right direction. This paper summarizes the ongoing work in different standards and related organizations and provide practical and actionable solutions for securing SMPTE ST 2110 systems. Because of its criticality, specific focus will be placed on the SMPTE ST 2059/PTP infrastructure.
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Roundtable Topic: Securing SMPTE ST 2110 Systems
Description: Q&A Session
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Roundtable Topic: How to do PTP/ST 2059 successfully - Ask the PTP experts
Description: If PTP/ST 2059 is done right, it works very well. This requires doing the design, implementation, commissioning, and operations properly. Unfortunately, there are many ways to do it wrong. This roundtable is an opportunity to ask the PTP experts your PTP questions so you can have a successful PTP deployment.
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Roundtable Topic: Securing SMPTE ST 2110 Systems
Description: Securing SMPTE ST 2110 systems is becoming an important issue since it adds new ways that your facility can be attacked. For example, an attacker could disable your SMPTE ST 2059/Precision Time Protocol (PTP) infrastructure, crippling your facility. Tackling security may seem like a daunting challenge. Many users and equipment vendors do not know where to start. Coming learn and discuss practical information on securing your ST 2110 systems.
Eric Poynton, Systems Engineer for Awake, the NDR security division of Arista, will share real-world experiences from threat hunting in one of the world's largest media and entertainment corporations.
Leigh Whitcomb, Architect, Imagine Communications will share information from his 2021 April SMPTE Journal article “A Practical Guide to Securing SMPTE ST 2110 Systems and What Standards Organizations Are Doing to Help” https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9395676
Description: Securing SMPTE ST 2110 systems is becoming an important issue since it adds new ways that your facility can be attacked. For example, an attacker could disable your SMPTE ST 2059/Precision Time Protocol (PTP) infrastructure, crippling your facility. Tackling security may seem like a daunting challenge. Many users and equipment vendors do not know where to start. To assist users and vendors, standards and related organizations such as SMPTE, the Joint Taskforce on Networked Media (JT-NM), the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA), and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are working on specific parts of the security challenge. They are developing practical and actionable solutions. While these solutions do not address all aspects of security, they are a good starting point to get the industry moving in the right direction. This paper summarizes the ongoing work in different standards and related organizations and provide practical and actionable solutions for securing SMPTE ST 2110 systems. Because of its criticality, specific focus will be placed on the SMPTE ST 2059/PTP infrastructure.
and
Roundtable Topic: Securing SMPTE ST 2110 Systems
Description: Q&A Session
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Roundtable Topic: How to do PTP/ST 2059 successfully - Ask the PTP experts
Description: If PTP/ST 2059 is done right, it works very well. This requires doing the design, implementation, commissioning, and operations properly. Unfortunately, there are many ways to do it wrong. This roundtable is an opportunity to ask the PTP experts your PTP questions so you can have a successful PTP deployment.
and
Roundtable Topic: Securing SMPTE ST 2110 Systems
Description: Securing SMPTE ST 2110 systems is becoming an important issue since it adds new ways that your facility can be attacked. For example, an attacker could disable your SMPTE ST 2059/Precision Time Protocol (PTP) infrastructure, crippling your facility. Tackling security may seem like a daunting challenge. Many users and equipment vendors do not know where to start. Coming learn and discuss practical information on securing your ST 2110 systems.
Eric Poynton, Systems Engineer for Awake, the NDR security division of Arista, will share real-world experiences from threat hunting in one of the world's largest media and entertainment corporations.
Leigh Whitcomb, Architect, Imagine Communications will share information from his 2021 April SMPTE Journal article “A Practical Guide to Securing SMPTE ST 2110 Systems and What Standards Organizations Are Doing to Help” https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9395676
