Secure Chains : Cybersecurity and Blockchain-powered automation

Understand Cybersecurity fundamentals and protect your Blockchain systems for a scalable and secured automation Key Featuresa- Understand the fundamentals of Cryptography and Cybersecurity and the fundamentals of Blockchain and their role in securing the various facets of automation. Also understand threats to Smart contracts and Blockchain systems.a- Understand areas where blockchain and cybersecurity superimpose to create amazing problems to solve.a- A dedicated part of the book on Standards and Frameworks allows you to be industry-ready in information security practices to be followed in an organization.a- Learn the very lucrative areas of Smart Contract Security, Auditing, and Testing in Blockchain.a- Finish to build a career in cybersecurity and blockchain by being Industry 4.0 ready.DescriptionAs this decade comes to a closure, we are looking at, what we like to call, an Industry 4.0. This era is expected to see radical changes in the way we work and live, due to huge leaps and advancements with technologies such as Blockchain and Quantum Computing. This calls for the new age workforce to be industry-ready, which essentially means an understanding of the core fields of Cybersecurity, Blockchain, and Quantum Computing is becoming imperative.This book starts with a primer on the "e;Essentials of Cybersecurity"e;. This part allows the reader to get comfortable with the concepts of cybersecurity that are needed to gain a deeper understanding of the concepts to follow. What will you learnBy the end of the book, you should be able to understand the gravity of the concepts involved in technologies like Blockchain and Cybersecurity, with an acute understanding of the areas, such as Quantum Computing, which affect the technologies. You will also know about the tools used in Smart Contract Auditing and Testing in Blockchain. Who this book is forThis book is meant for everyone who wishes to build a career in blockchain and/or cybersecurity. The book doesn't assume prior knowledge on any of the topics; hence a beginner from any diverse field might definitely give these technologies a try by reading this book. The book is divided into parts that take the reader seamlessly from beginner concepts to advanced practices prevalent in the industry. No prior programming experience is assumed either. Table of Contents1. Cryptography Techniques2. Cryptography Protocols3. Algorithms and ModesPart 2. Essentials of Blockchain4. Introduction: Distributed Consensus & Consensus Mechanisms5. Types of Blockchain6. Key Considerations for Blockchain Implementations7. Strategic Roadmap for Digital Enterprise Adoption8. Blockchain - The New Generation Tool for CybersecurityPart 3. The Superimposition of Blockchain and Cybersecurity9. Cyberattack Prevention Strategies10. Blockchain-based Security Mechanisms11. Threats for Blockchain systems12. Practical Implementations and Use Cases13. Security in Popular Public Blockchain Networks14. Cryptography as a Digital Labor for the Integration of Distributed Finance About the Authors Abhishek BhattacharyaAbhishek has been a 2x Blockchain Entrepreneur and an Advisor with several startups where he primarily looks into Smart Contract Auditing and putting cybersecurity protocols in place. Srinivas MahankaliSrinivas Mahankali is a Principal Consultant (Blockchain) at NISG, India. He previously headed the Blockchain Centre of Excellence at ULTS (ULCCS) group and is the Program Director for Blockchain in Technology and Management at Amity Online. Gokul B AlexGokul Alex is an Engineer, Economist and Educator experimenting with emerging and exponential technologies. He loves the creative convergence of programming, philosophy, poetry, psychology, physics with passion and perspectives.