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The time for government blockchain proofs of concept is now

CGI

The time for government blockchain proofs of concept is now. Tue, 05/15/2018 - 06:29. For the past two years, CGI has seen an exponential uptick in commercial sector interest in blockchain beyond just the financial services industry. Many government agencies also have been wading deeper into the blockchain waters.

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Two Russians Charged in $17M Cryptocurrency Phishing Spree

Krebs on Security

authorities today announced criminal charges and financial sanctions against two Russian men accused of stealing nearly $17 million worth of virtual currencies in a series of phishing attacks throughout 2017 and 2018 that spoofed websites for some of the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges. million from 158 Poloniex users, and $1.17

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Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2018 Trip Report

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

I was just reviewing last year’s trip report and thinking about how it was full of “IoT”, “Blockchain”, and of course “Digital Transformation”. Another example of back to the basics was how Gartner Research Directors Gorka Sadowski and Pete Shoard took us through the State of the Threat Landscape, 2018 (see chart below).

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Some Cybersecurity Startups Still Attract Funding Despite Headwinds

eSecurity Planet

The belief is that Web3 is the next online platform and at its core is blockchain. Before founding JupiterOne in February 2018, Erkang Zheng had led various large organizations through their digital transformation efforts. What he found were major challenges with security, governance and compliance.

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The State of Blockchain Applications in Cybersecurity

eSecurity Planet

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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Preservica drives global expansion with $10m funding from Mobeus

Preservica

Oxford, UK and Boston, MA – October 2, 2018: Preservica today announced a $10 million (£7.5 Preservica’s award-winning software future-proofs all types of digital content against technology obsolescence, ensuring it remains accessible and trustworthy over decades to meet legal, compliance, governance and brand value needs.

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Shackleton, former OpenText CEO, joins Preservica as Chairman

Info Source

Preservica’s technology is especially well positioned as the volume, diversity and complexity of digital objects continues to grow along with the pressure to decommission legacy applications and meet increasingly stringent industry regulations, statutory government mandates and privacy compliance, like the GDPR and CCPA.