Ep. 83: Securing a Trillion Dollar Blockchain Market

Professor David Schwed, the Director of the Cybersecurity Program at the Katz School of Science and Health at Yeshiva University, appears on Episode #83 of TF7Radio to discuss the security of blockchain technology. Professor Schwed talks about the main attack vectors and tactics that are used to compromise blockchain based assets, the methods used to achieve secure cold transactions vs. hot transactions, what are the most underplayed or unaddressed security vulnerabilities with blockchain technology, and is it possible to have both security and convenience at the same time. Professor Schwed also discussed how security has changed over the evolution and adoption of crypto, what are some of the challenges with the API keys for exchange connectivity, and he explains the differences between how bitcoin effectuates multi-sig vs. how ERC20 does it with smart contracts. Learn everything you need to know about blockchain security on this week's episode of TF7 Radio!