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Hands-On Cybersecurity with Blockchain

By : Rajneesh Gupta
Book Image

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

Chapter 4. Hyperledger – Blockchain for Businesses

After understanding the architecture, core components, and the process of blockchain technology, it is important to explore the possibilities in regard to fulfilling business needs. Blockchain is responsible for running distributed networks without third-party regulators. It is now becoming an essential component to consider and this will shape the next generation of financial technology and governance models. However, blockchains used for cryptocurrency are highly focused on rewards and giving incentives to their participants, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. To overcome this challenge, the Linux Foundation and industry leaders have collaborated to form a distributed ledger-based project named the Hyperledger project. In this chapter, you will learn about how the Hyperledger project is different from existing blockchain technologies, its core components, transaction flow, and turning up an application with Hyperledger technology.

You will learn...