TPN certification help for studios and vendors.

The Trusted Partner Network is a content security program wholly owned by the Motion Picture Association. It gives studios and vendors a shared way to assess content security, so a vendor does not repeat a different audit for each client.

TPN has four: Blue (self-assessed), Silver (assessed by a TPN-accredited assessor, with a remediation plan submitted), Gold (all Best Practice gaps closed and reviewed by TPN) and Gold Star (Additional Recommendations closed too). TPN says a Shield is not an approval, a certification or a pass or fail. Which one a client expects depends on the client and the title, so ask their vendor security team early.

No. The assessment is done by a third-party assessor. We check your setup against the MPA content security best practices, fix the gaps, write the policies and work with the assessor on schedules, document requests and findings.

Both depend on where you start. A facility with segmented networks, access controls and written policies has less to fix than one with none of those. TPN publishes its membership fees on its membership page, and they do not include the assessment. The assessor sets its own fees, so ask for quotes, and we scope our part after the gap assessment so you can see the work before you commit.

Network diagrams if you have them, a list of who has access to what, and a walkthrough of the facility. If documents are missing, we start from what exists.

We are based in Los Angeles. Infrastructure review and policy work can be done remotely, while the physical part of a review needs someone on site.