Gupta - Hands-on cybersecurity with blockchain: implement DDoS protection, PKI-based identity, 2FA, and DNS security using blockchain

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Rajneesh Gupta is a cybersecurity and blockchain expert with a proven track record of helping organizations to build strong cybersecurity solutions. He is an experienced innovator as well as a creative and strategic thinker.
Cited in Insights Success as one of the most trusted cybersecurity leaders and recognized by CIO Review as one of the top 20 cybersecurity players, Rajneesh is a keynote speaker, and he regularly speaks at several conferences about cybersecurity, blockchain, IoT, secure governance, and cyberwarfare.

Gautam Kumawat is world's youngest cybercrime investigator and self-trained cybersecurity expert. He is helping various prestigious institutions, such as state police, Central Bureau of Investigation, DoD, and the Indian army, training officials and solving complex cybercrime cases. He has also given training to the New York Police Department and Interpol.

His expertise in the cybersecurity industry markedly exceeds the standard number of security assessments, audits, governance, incident response, and forensic projects with big Fortune companies.

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Blockchain technology is being hailed as one of the most revolutionary and disruptive innovations of today. Blockchain technology was first identified in the world's most popular digital currency, Bitcoin, but now has changed the perception of many o rganizations and empowered them to use it, even for storage and the transfer of value.

This book will start by introducing you to the common cyberthreat landscape and common attacks, such as malware, phishing, insider threats, and DDoS. The next set of chapters will help you understand the workings of blockchain technology, Ethereum, and Hyperledger architecture, and how they fit into the cybersecurity ecosystem. These chapters will also help you write your first distributed application on Ethereum blockchain and the Hyperledger Fabric framework. Later, you will learn about the security triad and its adaptation with b lockchain. The last set of chapters will take you through the core concepts of cybersecurity, such as DDoS protection, PKI-based identity, 2FA, and DNS security. You will learn how blockchain plays a crucial role in fundamentally transforming cybersecurity solutions.

Toward the end of the book, you will learn about real-world deployment examples of blockchain in security cases, and also understand the short-term challenges and the future of cybersecurity with blockchain.

The book is targeted toward cybersecurity professionals, or any stakeholders dealing with cybersecurity who want to understand the next level of securing infrastructure using blockchain. A basic understanding of blockchain would be an added advantage.

, Cyber Threat Landscape and Security Challenges , covers the emerging global cyber threat landscape, what is making threats stronger and more sophisticated, and the defender's perspective, including governments; International Security Alliance (ISA); and industry alliances, corporations, executives,