As the era of artificial intelligence and automation is around the corner, security has become one of the major concerns for the major businesses. And when we talk about security, the one technology which is gaining huge acceptance is Blockchain Technology.
The Recent Ransomware Attack Could Have Been Avoided with the Use of Blockchain Technology!
According to reports by various agencies, the recent cyber attack of ransomware knows as ‘WannaCry’ has affected over 200,000 computers in over 150 countries. The ransomware was supposedly spread through spam emails of fake invoices, job offers, etc. which had .zip file attachments. Once the attachment is clicked, it initiates the infections of WannaCry. However, one of the CISCO’s division believes that vulnerable systems which were left open on the internet could be attacked without any need for phishing.
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Blockchain Technology – The New Assurance for Insurance Industry
Blockchain Technology based on Distributed Ledger concept is being exploited by BFSI companies to increase efficiency and reduce cost. While Blockchain has found wonderful use cases for the Banking and Financial Services organization, experts have predicted that it is going ‘Disrupt’ the insurance industry in a true sense. No wonder 3 of the 15 largest VC FinTech deals of 2016 went to Blockchain start-ups. Read more
Smart Contracts to Speed-Up Land Registration Process
Blockchain Technology has found a powerful use case in the Land Registration Process because of the security features it offers. The unalterable and non-hackable properties of a Blockchain are enticing Governments around the globe to implement Blockchain solutions in the Land Registry Process.
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Blockchain Promises to Solve Healthcare Woes
Blockchain is a decentralized ledger that constitutes the underlying technology of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. While Blockchain is best known for powering bitcoin, it has been identified as disruptive technology platform relevant for various industries and businesses to keep data secure in a distributed, encrypted ledger and control access to that ledger.
Understanding Smart Contracts – What, What Not and Why?
In legal terms, a contract is an agreement between two parties in which they agree to abide by certain terms & condition and specific procedures, that would hold true under certain situation/cases.
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Blockchain Disrupting Supply Chain Finance
Blockchain, the underlying technology behind Bitcoin has established itself to be beneficial for plethora of industries. To start with, it has revolutionized payments and settlements in the financial domain. Following that, it is impacting other areas of finance like lending, wealth management and insurance. Out of this, Supply Chain financing forms an interesting use case as it is part of Supply Chain Management (SCM) which itself is undergoing major disruption. Read more
Different Types of Blockchains
Public Blockchain:
Anyone in the world can download the data and read the data. Anyone can participate in the consensus process to write the data or block into the public Blockchain. There are numerous public blockchains. Bitcoin which is a peer to peer currency exchange was the first public Blockchain followed by Ethereum which allows anyone to build smart contracts and decentralized apps on it. Some other examples are Dash and Lisk.
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What is Blockchain?
A blockchain is a chain of transaction records in a database like a financial ledger. The transactions are recorded in the database using digital encryption to augment the security.