Decentralized Malware on the Blockchain
Offered By: Black Hat via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the potential security risks of blockchain technology in this Black Hat conference talk. Delve into the concept of embedding decentralized malware within blockchain transactions and records. Learn about the blockchain's structure, its growing importance in cryptocurrency systems, and the fixed open spaces that can be exploited for data storage. Examine a proof of concept demonstrating how malware could potentially survive indefinitely inside crypto-transactions. Understand INTERPOL's perspective on this emerging threat and discover potential solutions to address blockchain abuse and bloating. Compare this new malware hosting model to previous deployment techniques. Gain insights into the broader implications for blockchain security and the future of decentralized systems.
Syllabus
Intro
What is Interpol
What do you do
APT Research
APT Research Projects
Crypto Universe
Vulnerability Disclosure
What is Blockchain
The beauty of Blockchain
Blockchain explained
Blockchain examples
Data on the blockchain
Demo
Conclusions
Solutions
Interpol
Pollution
Twitterbased model
Other questions
Taught by
Black Hat
Related Courses
Computer SecurityStanford University via Coursera Cryptography II
Stanford University via Coursera Malicious Software and its Underground Economy: Two Sides to Every Story
University of London International Programmes via Coursera Building an Information Risk Management Toolkit
University of Washington via Coursera Introduction to Cybersecurity
National Cybersecurity Institute at Excelsior College via Canvas Network