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Hands-On Cybersecurity with Blockchain

By : Rajneesh Gupta
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Hands-On Cybersecurity with Blockchain

By: Rajneesh Gupta

Overview of this book

Blockchain technology is being welcomed as one of the most revolutionary and impactful innovations of today. Blockchain technology was first identified in the world’s most popular digital currency, Bitcoin, but has now changed the outlook of several organizations and empowered them to use it even for storage and transfer of value. This book will start by introducing you to the common cyberthreat landscape and common attacks such as malware, phishing, insider threats, and DDoS. The next set of chapters will help you to understand the workings of Blockchain technology, Ethereum and Hyperledger architecture and how they fit into the cybersecurity ecosystem. These chapters will also help you to write your first distributed application on Ethereum Blockchain and the Hyperledger Fabric framework. Later, you will learn about the security triad and its adaptation with Blockchain. The last set of chapters will take you through the core concepts of cybersecurity, such as DDoS protection, PKI-based identity, 2FA, and DNS security. You will learn how Blockchain plays a crucial role in transforming cybersecurity solutions. Toward the end of the book, you will also encounter some real-world deployment examples of Blockchain in security cases, and also understand the short-term challenges and future of cybersecurity with Blockchain.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Title Page
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
Index

Contributors

About the author

Rajneesh Gupta is a cybersecurity and blockchain expert with a proven track record of helping organizations to build strong cybersecurity solutions. He is an experienced innovator as well as a creative and strategic thinker.Cited in Insights Success as one of the most trusted cybersecurity leaders and recognized by CIO Review as one of the top 20 cybersecurity players, Rajneesh is a keynote speaker, and he regularly speaks at several conferences about cybersecurity, blockchain, IoT, secure governance, and cyberwarfare.

I would like to thank my friend and colleague, Vinay Pandey, for introducing me to the exciting field of blockchain, and Rohit Rajkumar for this amazing opportunity to write. A very special thanks to Ron Kurien and Swathy Mohan for their countless efforts. Finally, thanks to my wife, Ankita Gupta, for being the most inspiring person in my life.

About the reviewer

Gautam Kumawat is world's youngest cybercrime investigator and self-trained cybersecurity expert. He is helping various prestigious institutions, such as state police, Central Bureau of Investigation, DoD, and the Indian army, training officials and solving complex cybercrime cases.  He has also given training to the New York Police Department and Interpol.

His expertise in the cybersecurity industry markedly exceeds the standard number of security assessments, audits, governance, incident response, and forensic projects with big Fortune companies.

 

 

 

 

 

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