Blockchain's roles in strengthening cybersecurity and protecting privacy

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 1027-1038

  Kshetri, Nir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Blockchain; Cloud computing; Cybersecurity; Internet of things; Privacy; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COMPUTING; DATA PRIVACY; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; NATIONAL SECURITY; PUBLIC POLICY; SUPPLY CHAINS;

BLOCK-CHAIN; CYBER SECURITY; IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENTS; INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORK; INTERNET OF THING (IOT); MALICIOUS PARTICIPANT; PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS; SECURITY AND PRIVACY;

INTERNET OF THINGS;

EID: 85029692903     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2017.09.003     Document Type: Article

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