The Have an effect on of Blockchain on Cyber Safety – CyCon 2017

This session introduces the tradeoffs and advantages of the blockchain technology by focusing on its different architectures and possible applications to meet cyber security challenges. Presentations will cover how blockchain can be applied to block identity theft, and describe a proposal of a blockchain-based BIX protocol that has similar functions to the Public Key Infrastructure. In addition, solutions to prevent data tampering will be explored by describing Guardtime’s blockchain service.

Presentations by:
Dr. Ghassan Karame, Chief Researcher and Manager of Security R&D, NEC Labs Europe – ‘Towards Secure and Scalable Blockchains – The PoW Experience’
Prof. Massimiliano Sala, Head of Laboratory of Cryptography, University of Trento – ‘On the Security of the Blockchain BIX Protocol and Certificates’ (proceedings paper)
Mr. Jamie Steiner, Director, Business Development, Guardtime – ‘Blockchain and Implications for Trust in Cybersecurity’

Moderated by Lt. Col. Nikolaos Pissanidis, Researcher, NATO CCD COE