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IoT, Blockchain, and Security: Tamper-proofing Devices

By Dick Weisinger

Blockchain has been promoted as a possible solution to security of IoT devices. Security of IoT devices has been notoriously bad. It is difficult to remotely oversee devices to know if they have been compromised by hackers. Blockchain can be

Governments and Blockchain: Big Opportunity, but Go-Slow Adoption

By Dick Weisinger

Widespread interest in Blockchain has spread across most industries. Governments have also shown interest in the technology. Gartner reports that two-thirds of governments have reported interest in adopting blockchain. But while the interest is there, governments have been go-slow and

Blockchain: Today’s Implementations Likely to See Rapid Turnover in Technology

By Dick Weisinger

“In about 90 per cent of cases, blockchain is not the solution for an individual company or organisation, and there is a better answer,” warns Denis Baranov, consultant for DataArt. Gartner also predicts that by 2021 90 percent of enterprise

Blockchain: Key Ingredients Needed to be Viable in the Enterprise

By Dick Weisinger

What are the ingredients that can improve and make blockchain technology a viable candidate for enterprise operations? What are the technological and cultural changes that are needed? The IBM Blockchain report states that “If blockchain is to move beyond the

Blockchain: Facebook Announces the Libra CryptoCurrency

By Dick Weisinger

The Libra. It’s Facebook’s version of Bitcoin-like crypto-currency that is scheduled to go live next year. Facebook announced the new currency on Tuesday this week. It is an open source project and available on GitHub. The new currency will be