Smart contracts have been dubbed the killer application of distributed ledger technology. Within every industry, smart contracts will provide significant efficiency benefits. They will reduce transaction times between stakeholders from weeks to minutes or seconds. Especially within global supply chains, smart contracts will kickstart data-enabled collaboration. They can offer … [Read more...] about Why Ricardian Contracts, not Smart Contracts, are Blockchain’s Killer Application
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The Top 7 Technology Trends for 2019
As the year comes to an end, it is time to look ahead to see what the next year will bring us. Last year, I predicted that 2018 would be the Year of Transition and a lot has happened indeed. The crypto market crashed with 60% since its peak at the beginning of the year. In addition, as I predicted, a new approach to data ownership is coming with Sir Tim Berners-Lee's launch of … [Read more...] about The Top 7 Technology Trends for 2019
The Future of Cybersecurity: How to Protect Your Business from Great Data Risks
While it's certainly true that we are facing a higher quantity of cybersecurity threats than ever before, an OTA report concluded that 93% of data breaches in 2017 were entirely avoidable (source: OTA report, page 4). Even if you have taken the basic recommended precautions, it is still likely that your business and data are at risk. These are critical steps you need to take to … [Read more...] about The Future of Cybersecurity: How to Protect Your Business from Great Data Risks
Data Masking Pitfalls for SQL Data Generator Applications
Developing a production database requires extensive optimization. With the growing concerns about data privacy and new regulations such as the Global Data Protection Requirement (GDPR), these databases must be created with privacy safeguards in place. You need to use a few different data anonymization techniques to accomplish this with a standard SQL database. SQL data … [Read more...] about Data Masking Pitfalls for SQL Data Generator Applications
Beyond E-Commerce: Three Ways SSL Certificates Help Protect Your Organizational Data
If you're an avid online shopper, you may be familiar with SSL certificates. These are noted by the padlock that appears in your browser bar, particularly when you're attempting to check out from your digital shopping cart. It's a small icon, but one that packs a powerful punch. It lets you know that as the system intercepts your credit card data, it does so securely, … [Read more...] about Beyond E-Commerce: Three Ways SSL Certificates Help Protect Your Organizational Data
