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Hands-On Cybersecurity with Blockchain

You're reading from   Hands-On Cybersecurity with Blockchain Implement DDoS protection, PKI-based identity, 2FA, and DNS security using Blockchain

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2018
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ISBN-13 9781788990189
Length 236 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Rajneesh Gupta Rajneesh Gupta
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Cyber Threat Landscape and Security Challenges 2. Security Must Evolve FREE CHAPTER 3. Introducing Blockchain and Ethereum 4. Hyperledger – Blockchain for Businesses 5. Blockchain on the CIA Security Triad 6. Deploying PKI-Based Identity with Blockchain 7. Two-Factor Authentication with Blockchain 8. Blockchain-Based DNS Security Platform 9. Deploying Blockchain-Based DDoS Protection 10. Facts about Blockchain and Cyber Security 11. Assessment 12. Other Books You May Enjoy

What is blockchain?


Just like every other day, you are enjoying your morning with a cup of coffee and news feeds. At the same time, somewhere, a financially motivated hacker is finding all of the possible ways to compromise millions of users' accounts for a widely used social networking site. The hacker is successful in gaining access to the database and exfiltrates a large amount of credentials.

After around 180 days, this massive credential theft is revealed publicly, and you find out that you are also one of the people who has been targeted. Just like you, millions of other users also have a good reason to be worried about their attached trust and privacy. The examples range from the latest Equifax 2017 Data Breach case (143 million credentials compromised) to the Adult Friend Finder 2016 case (413 million account thefts), the Anthem 2015 case (78 million accounts were hacked), and many more. None of the preventative solutions can be 100% secure, but finding out what the problem was at...

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