It says a lot that our chat with French security firm Viaccess-Orca (VO) at NAB 2023 took at least 20 minutes to get onto the subject of security. This is because the vendor has been on a huge personalization kick as of late, ensuring that its operator client base is squeezing its dwindling user base for every last penny. Nonetheless, pirates wait for no one. VO’s latest challenge is CDN leeching, which feeds off the illegal sale of CDN tokens for as cheap as $6 per month. For this measly price, pirates can get unwarranted access to an operator’s CDN to run their services, with operators footing the bill for these illicit video services which can offer carrier-grade quality and…