Building Cybersecurity Applications with Blockchain and Smart Contracts (eBook)

This book offers an in-depth exploration of the application of blockchain and smart contract technologies in the field of cybersecurity. It begins by defining the fundamentals of cybersecurity in the context of blockchain and smart contracts, and then moves on to the world of e-government services, describing how blockchain can enhance the security of these services. The book also explores how blockchain can secure the Internet of Things (IoT), focusing on applications such as securing drones and protecting robotic networks. The importance of scalability in distributed replication systems is also discussed, with a particular focus on sharding. Finally, the book looks at the challenges of data protection in distributed ledger and blockchain technologies, providing both an analysis of the problems and solutions. Written by academic researchers and industry experts, this book offers a comprehensive and nuanced perspective on the transformational potential of blockchain and smart contracts in the field of cybersecurity.

Nour El Madhoun is currently an Associate Professor of 'Computer Science, Cybersecurity and Blockchain' and head of the engineering cycle - Digital Security and Networks at ISEP - Engineering School in Paris. She is also an Associate Researcher at Sorbonne Université/LIP6 (within the PHARE team from 2020 to 2022 and within the NPA team from November 2022). She received her Master's degree in Networks/Computer Science from Sorbonne Université/Télécom ParisTech in 2014, and her Ph.D. degree in Cybersecurity/Computer Science from Sorbonne Université in 2018. At Sorbonne Université, She became an ATER in 2017. In 2018, she gained industry experience through working as a post-doctoral researcher on blockchain and smart-contract technologies at Orange Labs. From 2019 to 2020, she joined ISEP - Engineering School, Paris, as an Associate Professor of 'Cybersecurity and Blockchain' in addition to overseeing the engineering cycle - Digital Security and Networks. From 2020 to 2022, she joined, EPITA - Engineering school in Paris, as an Associate Professor of 'Cybersecurity and Blockchain'. Her current research focuses on network security, cryptographic protocols, EMV payment, NFC technology, and blockchain and smart-contracts technologies.

Ioanna Dionysiou is a Professor of Computer Science at University of Nicosia. She is currently the Associate Head of the Department of Computer Science and the co-director of the Informatics Security Laboratory. Dionysiou received her PhD from Washington State University (2006) and during her graduate studies she held teaching and research assistant appointments. Her PhD dissertation work was supported by NIST, NSF and DOE. Dionysiou's research focuses on active defenses, privacy, applied security standards, multidisciplinary security practices, and cybercrime. She has an active publication record, active involvement in numerous conferences (program chair, session chair, program committee member), participation in funded projects and editorial experience as a book editor. She is a member of several professional associations (e.g., IEEE, IEEE Women in Engineering, ACM Senior Member, ACM-W) and serves in various academic and advisory boards, including the European Security Defense College EAB.Cyber Group and the Cyprus ECSC (European Cyber Security Challenge) Advisory Board.

Emmanuel Bertin (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. and Habilitation degrees in computer science from Sorbonne University. He is currently an Expert Community Leader with Orange Labs and an Adjunct Professor with the Institut Mines-Telecom, France. His activities are focused on 5G and 6G, blockchain, and service engineering, with more than 100 published researched articles.