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USENIX Enigma 2019, Noah Johnson's 'Building A Secure Data Market On Blockchain' →

September 18, 2019 by Marc Handelman in USENIX Enigma 2019, Blockchain, Conferences, Education, Information Security, Cryptography

Thanks to USENIX for publishing the USENIX Enigma 2019

outstanding conference videos on their YouTube Channel

September 18, 2019 /Marc Handelman
USENIX Enigma 2019, Blockchain, Conferences, Education, Information Security, Cryptography

USENIX Enigma 2019, Nicholas Weaver's 'Cryptocurrency: Burn It With Fire'

September 17, 2019 by Marc Handelman in USENIX Enigma 2019, Information Security, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Conferences, Education

Thanks to USENIX for publishing the USENIX Enigma 2019

outstanding conference videos on their YouTube Channel

September 17, 2019 /Marc Handelman
USENIX Enigma 2019, Information Security, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Conferences, Education

The Chainsplaining

May 24, 2019 by Marc Handelman in Blockchain, Information Security, Data Security, Must Read

via Matt Cutler, writing at HackerNoon, regales us with the concept of Chainsplaining (the notion of mansplaining Blockchain). Interestingly, Matt's kicked off a new series going beyond chainsplaining at BlockNative, riffing on his previous post. Friday's Must Read...

May 24, 2019 /Marc Handelman
Blockchain, Information Security, Data Security, Must Read

Facebookery: Plans Underway To Disrupt Credit Card Business With Facebook Cryptocurrency Payment Network

May 06, 2019 by Marc Handelman in Blockchain, Organized Crime, Facebookery

Would you really trust this guy with your hard won simoleans? With the stunning criminal behavior, almost complete lack of honesty, and evidence of political manipulation at a national scale, a Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) owned and operated cryptocurrrency targeting a critical component of our economy is the last thing any thinking person would want to participate in... Perhaps the next player in this areana will be Organized Crime...

May 06, 2019 /Marc Handelman
Blockchain, Organized Crime, Facebookery

Terrence Edens' 'How I Became Leonardo On The Blockchain' →

June 13, 2018 by Marc Handelman in Foibles of, Blockchain, Cryptography, Crypto Not Crypto

Looks legit to me... H/T

June 13, 2018 /Marc Handelman
Foibles of, Blockchain, Cryptography, Crypto Not Crypto

BSides NolaCon 2018, Konstantinos Karagiannis' 'Hacking Smart Contracts--A Methodology' →

June 12, 2018 by Marc Handelman in BSides, BSides NolaCon, Conferences, Education, Information Security, Smart Contracts, Blockchain
June 12, 2018 /Marc Handelman
BSides, BSides NolaCon, Conferences, Education, Information Security, Smart Contracts, Blockchain

CMU, SEI: Blockchain: Your Questions. Our Answers. →

May 15, 2018 by Marc Handelman in CMU SEI, Education, Cryptography, Blockchain, Information Security
May 15, 2018 /Marc Handelman
CMU SEI, Education, Cryptography, Blockchain, Information Security

The Phenom →

April 01, 2018 by Marc Handelman in Cryptocurrency, CryptoEconomics, Cryptography, Smart Contracts, Blockchain

Of so-called smart-contract honeypots... via Gerhard Wagner. H/T

"Hardly a week passes without large scale hacks in the crypto world. It’s not just centralised exchanges that are targets of attackers. Successful hacks such as the DAO, Parity1 and Parity2 have shown that vulnerabilities in smart contracts can lead to losing digital assets worth millions of dollars." - via Gerhard Wagner

April 01, 2018 /Marc Handelman
Cryptocurrency, CryptoEconomics, Cryptography, Smart Contracts, Blockchain

Stunning Stupidity To Start The Week: Selling Your DNA Via A Blockchain Controlled Marketplace →

March 05, 2018 by Marc Handelman in Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Blatant Stupidity, Information Security, Blockchain

Easily the most egregiously moronic idea I've heard this month (and it's only 5 days in(!) - stay tuned - pretty sure there will be others)... Would you sell your DNA data on the Blockchain? Enjoy!

'It is not easy putting a dollar value on the human genome, so only time will tell if these innovative, blockchain approaches to genetic data trading will pay off for individuals.' via James Levenson, writing at Bitcoinist

March 05, 2018 /Marc Handelman
Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Blatant Stupidity, Information Security, Blockchain

Alert the Media: NIST Ponders Blockhain →

February 09, 2018 by Marc Handelman in Bright and Shiny Things, Blockchain, Information Security, Cryptography, NIST

via George V. Hulme, writing at DXC.Technology, comes a superlative blog post targeting Blockchain, and it's meteoric rise to the top of the bright and shiny things list (at least for those interested in such baubles...). At any rate, George's fine article details the National Institute of Science and Technolgy's (NIST) take on that rise. Today's Must Read.

February 09, 2018 /Marc Handelman
Bright and Shiny Things, Blockchain, Information Security, Cryptography, NIST

Brian Behlendorf's 'How the Blockchain Revolution Will Decentralize Power and End Corruption' →

January 08, 2018 by Marc Handelman in Blockchain, Cryptography, Information Security
January 08, 2018 /Marc Handelman
Blockchain, Cryptography, Information Security

UPS Blockchained →

December 26, 2017 by Marc Handelman in Blockchain, Information Security, Cryptography

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) has announced the delivery leviathan's participation in the Blockchain In Transport Alliance (BITA) - via Chelsea Gohd, writing at Futurism. Ostensibly, the utilization of blockchain cryptographic infrastructure will minimize - to a vestigial nubbin - the guesstimated multi-billion dollar losses {in reality, the exact figure is unknown...} - incurred by the transport industry due to crimiminal incursion into the coffers of transportation companies worldwide.

December 26, 2017 /Marc Handelman
Blockchain, Information Security, Cryptography

Coinhive Effluvia →

October 26, 2017 by Marc Handelman in Blockchain, Blatant Stupidity

Like a compromised sewage conduit, Coinhive's morally questionable Monero-mining scripted architecture (as evidenced by the successful DNS attack on the organization's site) is now poisoning the body politic with (both) the inherent evil of their product, and their apparent collective security stupidity. Witness the groups latest DNS breach explanatory blog post. Astounding... Where is Dr. Evil when we need him?

October 26, 2017 /Marc Handelman
Blockchain, Blatant Stupidity

DerbyCon 2017, Aaron Hnatiw's 'Hacking Blockchains' →

October 22, 2017 by Marc Handelman in Conferences, Education, Information Security, Cryptography, Blockchain, DerbyCon
October 22, 2017 /Marc Handelman
Conferences, Education, Information Security, Cryptography, Blockchain, DerbyCon

Seth Juarez's 'Inside Coco Framework, the Foundation of Blockchain for Enterprise with , Mark Russinovich' →

September 19, 2017 by Marc Handelman in Education, Information Security, Blockchain, Cryptography

Another well crafted video explaining the Coco Framwwork and Blockchain componentry from Seth Juarez and Mark Russinovich.

September 19, 2017 /Marc Handelman
Education, Information Security, Blockchain, Cryptography

Seth Juarez's 'An Introduction to Blockchain with Mark Russinovich' →

September 11, 2017 by Marc Handelman in MustView, Blockchain, Data Security, Cryptocurrency, Cryptography, Information Security

Very well crafted, well presented and on target video, comprising blockchain content from Seth Juarez and Mark Russinovich. Deemed today's Must View video. Enjoy (and consider having your parents, grandparents and most of all your kids watch as well).

September 11, 2017 /Marc Handelman
MustView, Blockchain, Data Security, Cryptocurrency, Cryptography, Information Security

NKOTBlockchain →

July 27, 2017 by Marc Handelman in Blockchain, Decentralization, DBMS Security, Database Security, Data Security, Data That Is Big, Information Security

Eh, wot? New Kids on the Blockchain? No - simply put, it's the proliferation of Blockhain technology (in this case distributed database schema) into industrial processes. via the UK's The Engineer, and writer Andrew Wade, comes the news of said blockhain spread. Today's MustRead!

July 27, 2017 /Marc Handelman
Blockchain, Decentralization, DBMS Security, Database Security, Data Security, Data That Is Big, Information Security

Primer →

June 23, 2017 by Marc Handelman in Blockchain, FinTech, Financial Security, Encrypted Currency, Fungibility

Well-now... a tightly-coordinated and well-crafted primer targeting Bitcoin and Ethereum, two ponderously heavier-than-air subjects, weighed down by lucre of-a-sort, and the need for encrypted fungibility. Enjoy.

June 23, 2017 /Marc Handelman
Blockchain, FinTech, Financial Security, Encrypted Currency, Fungibility

33c3, Mark van Cuijk's 'A World Without Blockchain' →

January 25, 2017 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Conferences, Cryptocurrency, Cryptography, Financial Security, Information Security, Blockchain
January 25, 2017 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, Conferences, Cryptocurrency, Cryptography, Financial Security, Information Security, Blockchain

Decentralization and Governance, Definitive Screed →

August 24, 2016 by Marc Handelman in Blockchain, All is Information, Information Security, Financial Security

Fascinating screed via Phil Windley writing at his site - Technometria  on decentralization and governance - this time dealing with ledgers, blockchain and otherwise.

August 24, 2016 /Marc Handelman
Blockchain, All is Information, Information Security, Financial Security