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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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Preface 1. Cyber Threat Landscape and Security Challenges FREE CHAPTER 2. Security Must Evolve 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

Private versus public blockchain

Many flavors of blockchain have evolved over the years, and several iterations have been undertaken to achieve business value. There are more than a thousand startups launching their products with distributed blockchain applications. When it is about business, it is important to know best-fit solutions. 

From its birth, blockchain has been permissionless, open to the public without exception. You can download the node software and view the entire history of blockchain, initiate transactions, and store information. This makes life for end users easy; however, businesses interested in deploying blockchain may see this as a big challenge.

Public blockchains do carry some critical disadvantages when it comes to business. Businesses are usually more interested in private blockchains to create blockchain solutions with better privacy and security...

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