Blockchain Security: Pwning the "Silver Bullet"
Blockchain (and Cryptocurrency) is an evolution of 20-year old research from scientists like Chaum, Lamport, and Castro & Liskov. Due to the current hype, it's hard to distinguish beneficial aspects of the 
technology from a desire for a "silver bullet" for device security, verifiable logistics, or "saving democracy". The problem: blockchain introduces new security challenges - and blind adoption without understanding reduces overall security. In this talk, Melanie Rieback and Klaus Kursawe explain the pitfalls and limits of blockchain, so you can avoid making your applications LESS secure.
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Dr. Melanie Rieback is the CEO/Co-founder of Radically Open Security, the world’s first non-profit computer security consultancy company. She was also a former Assistant Professor of Computer Science at VU who performed RFID security research (RFID Virus and RFID Guardian), that attracted worldwide press coverage, and won several awards. Melanie was named one of the fifty most inspiring women in tech (Inspiring Fifty Netherlands) in 2016 and 2017, and the Most Innovative IT Leader by CIO Magazine NL (TIM Award) in 2017. Her company, Radically Open Security was also named the 50th Most Innovative SME by the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (MKB Innovatie Top 100) in 2016. |
