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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

Decision path for blockchain


Just like every new technology refresh, leaders and management bodies have to follow certain predefined procedures before they can approve the proposal for a technology upgrade. The decision path is the flow of a set of actions that must be followed before coming to a conclusion. Let's understand some of the popular decision paths for blockchain technology:

  • IBM model: This is about helping decision makers know when to use blockchain. It also takes you to the go-to-market with blockchain. This is a simplified layout to demonstrate under what conditions blockchain integration can be a good fit for your organization. IBM Hyperledger Fabric is built to provide private blockchain solutions for industries, as shown in the following diagram:
  • Karl Wust and Arthur Gervais model: This model is more about deciding which blockchain flavor is best suited for your business needs. This was developed in May 2017 and was designed to structure a methodology to determine solutions...