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The Tech Behind Bitcoin Could Reinvent Cybersecurity

| 02/27/2017

"Given the recent cyberattacks on critical infrastructure around the world such as the Christmas 2016 power outage in Ukraine, which left more than 200,000 people in the dark, the task of protecting vital systems and networks has become an issue of pressing global importance.

Meeting that challenge requires improving digital security standards and practices across all industries. It also demands investing in the newest and most promising technologies such as blockchains.

Though Bitcoin gets most of the press, the technology undergirding it – blockchains – has the potential to transform business, and maybe even revolutionize cybersecurity..."

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For Academic Citation: Shackelford, Scott.“The Tech Behind Bitcoin Could Reinvent Cybersecurity.” Christian Science Monitor, 02/27/2017.

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