Data Breach Today

JULY 26, 2022

Michael Stollery Launched an ICO, Advertised Fake Crypto Tokens to Scam Investors Michael Alan Stollery, the chief executive of Titanium Blockchain, pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to securities fraud in a scheme involving a fraudulent cryptocurrency initial coin offering in which $21 million was stolen.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

North Korea-linked Lazarus group is using new KandyKorn macOS Malware in attacks against blockchain engineers. North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group were spotted using new KandyKorn macOS malware in attacks against blockchain engineers, reported Elastic Security Labs. ” reads the report. ” concludes the report.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 24, 2022

Nothing in that letter is out of the ordinary, and is in line with what I wrote about blockchain in 2019. In response, Matthew Green has written —not really a rebuttal—but a “a general response to some of the more common spurious objections …people make to public blockchain systems.”

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Department of Homeland Security to provide its blockchain monitoring software, according to government tracking sites. Crypto Exchange Also Scraps Plans for Lending Program Amid SEC Pushback U.S.-based based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has contracted with the U.S.

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Information Governance Perspectives

MARCH 6, 2023

Most people associate blockchain with cryptocurrency, and the buzz around distributed ledger technology continues to make news. But fortunately, entrepreneurs and computer scientists like Ashish Gadnis have demonstrated that you can also use blockchain for the common good.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 17, 2021

Now the content-delivery network Akamai has reported on a new method: a botnet that uses the Bitcoin blockchain ledger. Since the blockchain is globally accessible and hard to take down, the botnet’s operators appear to be safe. What if someone puts illegal material in the blockchain? That’s how the system works.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Blockchain voting is a spectacularly dumb idea for a whole bunch of reasons. I have generally quoted Matt Blaze : Why is blockchain voting a dumb idea? You may have heard of Voatz, which uses blockchain for voting. And this is my general essay on blockchain. Glad you asked. I’ve also quoted this XKCD cartoon.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 30, 2021

Pat Toomey of the Senate Banking Committee is requesting input from the cryptocurrency and blockchain community to inform future legislation on its security and privacy. Security Experts Praise Desire to Regulate Market, Cite Complexity Sen. Several experts praise efforts to regulate the space, but cite its complexities.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

Whether perceived or real, a lack of understanding about blockchain technology has slowed the adoption of advanced distributed database technology in the past decade. This functionality makes forging a record in a blockchain ledger extremely difficult at best. However, federal officials didn’t reverse the blockchain transaction.

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AIIM

MAY 21, 2020

Blockchain is one of the most important new technologies that has impacted the business world in the last decade. Along with cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and robotic process automation (RPA), blockchain is transforming business operations and challenging traditional methods the world over.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 30, 2023

Building a Quantum-Safe Blockchain Today divya Tue, 01/31/2023 - 06:18 Public-key cryptography is used to establish a distributed consensus of trust, which is essential for financial Blockchain solutions. If you want to learn more about how Thales Luna HSM facilitate quantum-safe blockchain today, download the IronCAP case study.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 7, 2023

Blockchain databases were designed to enhance trust in centralized ecosystems by incorporating tamper-evidence features into traditional databases. However, existing blockchain databases lack efficient tools for multiple parties to control shared data on the ledger.

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Weissman's World

DECEMBER 7, 2017

The post Bitcoin ≠ Blockchain appeared first on Holly Group. Seems like not an hour goes by that I don’t see a headline about the soaring value of bitcoin – followed near-immediately by another that warns of the imminent bursting of the bitcoin bubble. But I am invested (intellectually, […].

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 17, 2023

The financial world has been revolutionized by blockchain technology, which has enabled peer-to-peer transactions without the need for intermediaries. The introduction of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) has added a new dimension to blockchain technology that transforms the future of payments for businesses and individuals.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 10, 2020

Gartner's Avivah Litan on Benefits, Concerns and New Issues to Consider Gartner analyst Avivah Litan says China is attempting to leverage blockchain technology in the country's COVID-19 recovery. What are the benefits and concerns of this approach, and how should it shape the future use of blockchain?

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Please join us for a program focused on the latest 2021 FinTech and blockchain developments. Lilya Tessler , Partner, Head of Blockchain and Fintech Group. The post Fintech and Blockchain 2021 appeared first on Data Matters Privacy Blog. Sujit Raman , Partner, Former DOJ Associate Deputy Attorney General. PDT | 12:00 p.m.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

In an interview, Rohas Nagpal, a chief architect at Primechain Technologies, describes how blockchain can be used for authentication and pinpoints areas where blockchain is not the ideal technology. He'll be a featured speaker at ISMG's Security Summit in Mumbai Thursday.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Related: Securing identities in a blockchain Today we may be standing on the brink of the next great upheaval. Blockchain technology in 2019 may prove to be what the internet was in 1999. Public blockchains and private DLTs are in a nascent stage, as stated above, approximately where the internet was in the 1990s.

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Weissman's World

APRIL 3, 2017

The post Records Disrupted: Blockchain as a Transformative Force appeared first on Holly Group. What aren’t everlasting though, are the so-called information governance “technologies” we use to bring these matters to heel. In recent decades, we have cycled through imaging, document […].

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 10, 2023

How blockchain technology enables Web3 Web3 is powered by public blockchain technology, which offers decentralized transaction processing and associated economic incentives. The exact type of participant majority required depends on the underlying blockchain system’s consensus. appeared first on IBM Blog.

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Data Matters

MAY 23, 2022

Magistrate Judge Faruqui’s opinion is notable for three reasons: Magistrate Judge Faruqui is sending a clear signal that parties cannot expect to hide on the blockchain. Criminal enforcement of sanctions violations via blockchain transactions will follow the foundation laid by OFAC at the civil level. 2d 150, 156 (D.D.C.

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AIIM

MAY 21, 2018

Blockchain is the hot topic of the IT industry – the explosive and rapid growth of BitCoin has taken the obscure technology of distributed ledgers into mainstream consciousness. But the question we want to ask is “ Does Blockchain have a role to play in Information Management? Does it have a role beyond cryptocurrencies? ”.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Blockchain gave rise to Bitcoin. But blockchain is much more than just the mechanism behind the cryptocurrency speculation mania. Evidence continues to mount that blockchain technology holds the potential to democratize commerce on a global scale, while at the same time vastly improving privacy and security in the digital age.

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Weissman's World

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

I have conversations every day with people who believe either (a) blockchain is just another overhyped new technology being foisted upon us by unscrupulous vendors, or (b) it’s the solution to all their problems. As written and discussed before in this space (and plenty of ‘elsewheres,’ too), blockchain […].

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Information Governance Perspectives

MARCH 16, 2021

The big five – the internet of things, blockchain, big data, artificial and quantum computing. The post Blockchain For The Common Good appeared first on Rafael Moscatel. Those five technologies will transform every aspect of our lives, good or bad. That would be number one.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 8, 2019

Microsoft's David Houlding on Use Cases and Lessons Learned Critics say blockchain is a technology looking for a purpose, but Microsoft's David Houlding says organizations are using blockchain today to validate identities and to help prevent fraud. He shares use cases and emerging best practices.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 18, 2023

New research shows the attackers behind one such scheme have developed an ingenious way of keeping their malware from being taken down by security experts or law enforcement: By hosting the malicious files on a decentralized, anonymous cryptocurrency blockchain. Image: Guard.io.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 28, 2020

The US Postal Service has filed a patent on a blockchain voting method: Abstract: A voting system can use the security of blockchain and the mail to provide a reliable voting system. The system separates voter identification and votes to ensure vote anonymity, and stores votes on a distributed ledger in a blockchain.

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Weissman's World

JANUARY 8, 2018

Tons, especially when the subject is blockchain, and the guest expert is Alan Pelz-Sharpe! Join our discussion of the disruptive force blockchain will prove to be in records and information governance. The post Speaking of: Blockchain (with Alan Pelz-Sharpe) appeared first on Holly Group.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 4, 2019

Where is the greatest potential for the implementation of blockchain in healthcare? Attorney Steven Teppler discusses the possibilities for the distributed ledger technology as well as its security pros and cons.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Indiana University Health is evaluating the use of blockchain in two areas to improve healthcare information security, Mitch Parker, CISO, says in an interview at the HIMSS19 conference. He sizes up the potential risks and benefits.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 26, 2019

Pioneers Test Using the Technology for Identity and Access Management Government agencies and private sector organizations around the world are experimenting with the use of blockchain to help manage digital identity. Here are three examples of pioneering efforts in the U.S., Canada and India.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Attorney John Salmon Assesses Cybersecurity Applications for Blockchain As organizations investigate public and private blockchains to secure transactions and facilitate peer-to-peer transactions, they must ensure they know who's responsible, what the system is doing, what the cybersecurity and legal risks are and who's managing it, says attorney John (..)

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 1, 2019

But some critics argue that the project seems more like a trendy and unnecessary redressing of a PayPal-like system with a blockchain. Critics Question Whether Move Is Just 'Marketing Fluff' Facebook is edging closer to launching its own cryptocurrency, with a rollout expected this year, The New York Times reports.

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Record Nations

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Is blockchain technology the future of document management? Although the origin of blockchain technology is often debated, it’s thought to have come into prominence around 2008. When most of us hear the word “blockchain” we immediately think of popular cryptocurrency platforms like Bitcoin or Ethereum.

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Weissman's World

APRIL 17, 2017

Though blockchain […]. The post Reimagining Information Governance with Blockchain appeared first on Holly Group.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Adoption of blockchain and distributed ledger technology has the potential to revolutionize business and business practices in ways not seen since the advent of the internet and e-commerce. The Blockchain Legal Launch Pad is a collection of resources from leading business, legal, regulatory agency, and technology stakeholders.

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