Zheng, X., Cai, Z., & Li, Y. (2018). Data linkage in smart internet of things systems: A consideration from a privacy perspective. IEEE Communications Magazine, 56(9), 55-61.

Zheng, X., Cai, Z., & Li, Y. (2018). Data linkage in smart internet of things systems: A consideration from a privacy perspective. IEEE Communications Magazine, 56(9), 55-61.

The emerging application of technology, applied in businesses or used by consumers, aims at creating progress within the society. The needs and wants of many people have resulted in the use of technology in businesses. Over the years, population is increasing in an alarming state, and therefore, there is a need to produce more goods and services. Nowadays, people are looking for those systems that can meet their needs. For instance, people want education systems that will teach their children how to use modern tools such as technology. People are also concerned about those businesses that are digitalized, personalized, and operate in real-time. With the application of technology, the culture of local and international technology is created. By evaluating technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, and the internet, the risks of cyber-security, information security, and data security have increased. Given an opportunity to advise an audience which technology to use in business and to their consumers, I will opt for them the blockchain technology. With the blockchain technology, risks get reduced, stamps out fraud, and brings transparency in businesses.

The authors of this article talk about the application of blockchain technology in the world of business. They talk about the various types of blockchain technologies such as Bitcoin, Hyperledger Fabric, and Ethereum that are widely applied in enterprises. According to the authors, the blockchain technology has increased the number of scientific researches, which has created a lot of interest among developers, industry practitioners, and researchers due to its security characteristics. Besides, the authors say that the blockchain technology is now commercially adopted, it has made much influence in the global market, and the proliferation of illicit dark web markets have been enhanced. The authors further argue the blockchain technology is a significant factor affecting the proliferation of financially driven cyber-attacks, such as those of ransomware and going against retailor’s services.

In my opinion, the reduced cybersecurity threats that are associated with blockchain technology can be related to its wide application in industries. The industries need to produce more, and therefore they need not incur the costs associated with production risks.

Sultan, A., Mushtaq, M. A., & Abubakar, M. (2019, March). IOT Security Issues Via Blockchain: A Review Paper. In Proceedings of the 2019 International Conference on Blockchain Technology (pp. 60-65).

The authors of this article talk about the internet, which is full of hackers. They further argue that with the introduction of blockchain technology, business organizations are now able to detect and prevent threats that are likely to lower the production levels. For example, the damage of computers by malicious viruses can be combatted by blockchain technology. For instance, the authors are with the idea of introducing strong passwords that can only be accessible by the users.

In my opinion, cyber threats such as data loss in organizations can be reduced when computer users are well trained. They need to know when and how to access information from computers.

Pourheidari, V., Rouhani, S., & Deters, R. (2018, July). A case study of execution of untrusted business process on permissioned blockchain. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Internet of Things (iThings) and IEEE Green Computing and Communications (GreenCom) and IEEE Cyber, Physical and Social Computing (CPSCom) and IEEE Smart Data (SmartData) (pp. 1588-1594). IEEE.

The writers of this article present an in-depth analysis of blockchain technology for its future financial and cybersecurity. They talk about the blockchain being a decentralized ledger for securely performing digital currency. A good example is given whereby each member of the network usually has the latest copy of encrypted ledger for validating new transactions compared to the traditional days whereby information kept could easily get lost. According to the authors, the customer’s data is kept in a timestamp and information link, which is easily accessible.

In my opinion, the blocks used to keep customer data are better compared to traditional methods such as using books to keep records. These books could easily be exposed to risks such as those of fire outbreak leading to loss of information.

Ma, X., Xu, D., & Dang, H. (2019, March). BGP-LSChain: An Inter-domain Link State Sharing Framework Based on Blockchain. In Proceedings of the 2019 International Conference on Blockchain Technology (pp. 19-23).

This article evaluates the current and the potential uses of Blockchain technology in business, more so in cybersecurity and accounting. The authors of this article relate blockchain uses to the emerging concerns of cybersecurity and accounting. They give an example of blockchain being used to track financial misconduct for which the activity could not be carried out in the past.

In my view, the blockchain technology can be used in the field of auditing to avoid errors. Besides, it can be used to counteract the threats occurring in auditing to prevent data loss.

Lawrenz, S., Sharma, P., & Rausch, A. (2019, March). Blockchain Technology as an Approach for Data Marketplaces. In Proceedings of the 2019 International Conference on Blockchain Technology (pp. 55-59).

The authors talk about the U.S power grid being a complex system of systems that require to be reliable and secure for a global supply chain. According to the authors, there is an increased number of industrial control systems (ICS) as well as the energy delivery systems (EDS). Besides, the number of distributors, vendors, and integrators have also increased. With the application of blockchain technology, the security challenges for the vendors and regulators have reduced. For example, with the issuance of order No. 829 by the FERC instructs the American Electric Reliability Corporation in confronting cybersecurity supply chain management.

Based on my opinion, the supply chain risk management can further reduce if the blockchain technology is well effected to most of the American organizations. Venders and distributors ought to apply this technology, for it counters the negative impacts arising in business.

Guo, H., Meamari, E., & Shen, C. C. (2019, March). Multi-authority attribute-based access control with smart contracts. In Proceedings of the 2019 International Conference on Blockchain Technology (pp. 6-11).

The authors of this article term the blockchain technology as the topic of discussion nowadays. According to the authors, there are critics about its security, sustainability, and security. However, with all these critics, blockchain technology has influenced businesses and industries positively. A good example of its application is in healthcare centers to offer data security. Nowadays, the data concerning patients is well protected compared to the early days, whereby many could reach the books of records and convey it out.

Based on my opinion, cyber threats like those happening in healthcare centers can be reduced with the application of blockchain technology. The information concerning an individual should remain secretive.

Gorog, C., & Boult, T. E. (2018, July). Solving Global Cybersecurity Problems by Connecting Trust Using Blockchain. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Internet of Things (iThings) and IEEE Green Computing and Communications (GreenCom) and IEEE Cyber, Physical and Social Computing (CPSCom) and IEEE Smart Data (SmartData) (pp. 1425-1432). IEEE.

In this article, the authors analyze the blockchain technology with its abilities to record transactions on distributed ledgers, which helps the governments to prevent fraud, increase transparency, and create a trust to the public. Based on the report of this article, the e-governments that apply the blockchain technology have reduced cases of data insecurity. For instance, the federal government has created public trust with the use of blockchain technology for people to feel their information is well protected.

In my opinion, when technology is used to create public trust, people are likely to accept the goods and services resulting from the technology. The threats that will arise due to the technology will be easily controlled due to public support.

Fernandez-Vazquez, S., Rosillo, R., De La Fuente, D., & Priore, P. (2019). Blockchain in FinTech: A mapping study. Sustainability, 11(22), 6366.

This article analyzes the blockchain-enabled e-voting (BEV) that can be used to reduce the voter’s fraud while at the same time, increase voter access. According to the authors, those eligible voters can cast ballot anonymously either by the use of a computer or smartphone. Based on the article, the benefits arising from BEV include increased efficiency in casting the votes compared to the manual methods whereby the voters can quickly spoil the ballot. Most importantly is in the field of business, the system is cheap compared to the manual process for a single computer can be used by many voters.

In my opinion, the BEV needs to be adopted by almost all governments when carrying out their elections. The process of election requires a lot of capital, and therefore the nation needs to adopt BEV.

Abdulkader, O., Bamhdi, A. M., Thayananthan, V., Elbouraey, F., & Al-Ghamdi, B. (2019, June). A Lightweight Blockchain Based Cybersecurity for IoT environments. In 2019 6th IEEE International Conference on Cyber Security and Cloud Computing (CSCloud)/2019 5th IEEE International Conference on Edge Computing and Scalable Cloud (EdgeCom) (pp. 139-144). IEEE.

The authors talk about the blockchains being the internet of things (IoT). According to the authors, the blockchain technology has pioneered cryptocurrency platform of Bitcoin. They further argue that the blockchain technology has created a truly decentralized, trustless, and secure environment for the IoT. A good example of the application of blockchain technology is carrying out researches. Compared to the past, industries nowadays can apply blockchain technology to reduce the threats of production, such as increased cost due to the use of manual laborers.

If the blockchain technology is effected well in industries and businesses, the production rates are likely going to increase. Besides, the cybersecurity threats are likely to reduce lowering the cost of production.

Cao, Y., Xu, Z., & Wu, X. (2019, March). A Design of Economic Mechanism for Business Development Based on Blockchain. In Proceedings of the 2019 International Conference on Blockchain Technology (pp. 49-54).

In this article, the author’s term blockchain technology as the hottest internet technology, among others. Based on their report, blockchain has restored trust in data management and distribution. Businesses can run smoothly since they have security, anonymity, and integrity of their data, and therefore they don’t need the third party. However, those businesses that do not operate under the blockchain technology usually encounter some challenges and limitations. In reducing these challenges and threats, companies have to adopt blockchain technology effectively. For example, they use computers with strong passwords to keep information regarding employees. In my opinion, cybersecurity can be enhanced by the blockchain technology in that there are reduced cases of attacks and threats to this technology.

Fernandez-Vazquez, S., Rosillo, R., De La Fuente, D., & Priore, P. (2019). Blockchain in FinTech: A mapping study. Sustainability, 11(22), 6366.

Guo, H., Meamari, E., & Shen, C. C. (2019, March). Multi-authority attribute-based access control with smart contract. In Proceedings of the 2019 International Conference on Blockchain Technology (pp. 6-11).

Zheng, X., Cai, Z., & Li, Y. (2018). Data linkage in smart internet of things systems: A consideration from a privacy perspective. IEEE Communications Magazine, 56(9), 55-61.