Blockchain, a new approach to cybersecurity

🔐 Blockchain opens a way to a more efficient security feature that is less popular among cybercriminals and not so welcoming. This approach reduces vulnerabilities, ensures reliable encryption, and verifies ownership and data integrity more effectively. It can even obviate some passwords, which are called the weakest link in cybersecurity.

🔷 Relictum Pro uses the SHA1 M encryption algorithm, an upgraded SHA1. Its main advantage is the conversion from 20 bytes to 32 bytes (into its own hash) to ensure strong crypto resistance, in particular from a promising quantum computer.

📖 More details about the SHA1 M encryption algorithm can be found in the yellow paper.

👍 The use of a distributed ledger is the main advantage of blockchain. A decentralized infrastructure model reduces many of the risks related to the data with centralized storage by eliminating the most obvious vulnerabilities. The transactions are recorded in every node of the network, making it difficult for intruders to steal, compromise, or forge data.

⛔️ Another traditional drawback can be eliminated using the collaborative consensus algorithm of blockchain. It is able to track malicious activities, anomalies, and false alerts without the need for a central authority. One can deceive a pair of eyes, but not all of the pairs. This strengthens authentication and protects data transfer and records management.

🤬 Although blockchain contains many non-traditional functions, it uses one of the most important cybersecurity tools — encryption. The blockchain system can secure connected thermostats, smart doorbells, surveillance cameras, and other vulnerable edge devices through encryption and digital signatures.

👍 Besides, this technology can be used to protect against distributed DDoS attacks.