Conference Description
Key Takeaways
- Annual seminar focused exclusively on cybersecurity challenges facing media organizations, particularly public service broadcasters
- Covers real-world incidents, NIS2 regulatory compliance, supply chain security and operational practices
- Hybrid format with in-person attendance at the European Broadcasting Union in Geneva and online participation
- Designed for CISOs, broadcast engineers, compliance professionals and vendors serving the media sector
- Practitioner-led discussions prioritizing candid knowledge exchange over commercial presentations
About the Event
The Media Cybersecurity Seminar (MCS) 2026 brings together security specialists working in media and broadcasting for two days of practitioner-focused discussion. The event takes place at the European Broadcasting Union headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, with remote participation available for those unable to attend in person.
Day one features short, focused presentations including lightning talks open to all participants. Day two shifts to an open-space format where attendees propose topics and break into small group discussions. This structure encourages direct peer-to-peer exchange and allows participants to address specific challenges relevant to their organizations.
Core Topics
The seminar addresses both technical and strategic dimensions of securing media infrastructure. Sessions draw on input from broadcasters, national agencies, research institutes and security industry representatives. Key subject areas include:
- Cybersecurity incidents affecting media organizations and lessons learned
- Regulatory compliance, with particular attention to NIS2 and supply chain obligations
- Operational procedures, tools and standards for media production and distribution environments
- Supply chain risk management for broadcast systems
NIS2 and Regulatory Context
Media organizations face increasing regulatory scrutiny under frameworks such as NIS2, which imposes cybersecurity and incident reporting requirements on essential service providers. The seminar provides a forum for discussing how these obligations apply to broadcast and media production environments, including supply chain security requirements that affect relationships with technology vendors and service providers.
Who Should Attend
MCS 2026 is designed for professionals responsible for protecting media infrastructure and ensuring regulatory compliance. The audience includes security officers and CISOs at media companies, broadcast and IT engineers managing production and distribution systems, risk and compliance professionals navigating cybersecurity regulations, and vendors supplying technology to the media sector. Attendees range from technical practitioners to senior security leaders, representing public broadcasters, commercial media companies and related service providers.
TVBEurope serves as media partner for the event.