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The State of Blockchain Applications in Cybersecurity

eSecurity Planet

For advantages, private blockchains are more scalable and energy-efficient with suggested use cases of banking and supply chain management. For modern networks, the introduction of new endpoints – be it remote laptops for personnel or client IoT devices – is a roadblock being actively addressed. DDoS: Overwhelming the Network.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Reverse Engineering Smart Meters

ForAllSecure

For example, in 2009, the Obama administration provided financial incentives to utilities in the United States. And again, smart meters were positioned squarely as making the environment more friendly by knowing how and when energy is being used by individual customers. Environmental effects caused by pollution.