(Internal Audit and IT Audit) Yassine Maleh (editor) - Blockchain for Cybersecurity and Privacy (Internal Audit and IT Audit)-CRC Press (2020)

Blockchain for
Cybersecurityand Privacy

Internal Audit and IT Audit
Series Editor: Dan Swanson, Dan Swanson and Associates, Ltd.,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
The Internal Audit and IT Audit series publishes leading-edge books on critical
subjects facing audit executives as well as internal and IT audit practitioners. Key
topics include Audit Leadership, Cybersecurity, Strategic Risk Management, Auditing
Various IT Activities and Processes, Audit Management, and Operational Auditing.
The Complete Guide for CISA Examination Preparation
Richard E. Cascarino
Blockchain for Cybersecurity and Privacy: Architectures, Challenges, and Applications
Edited by Yassine Maleh, Mohammad Shojafar, Mamoun Alazab, Imed Romdhani
The Cybersecurity Body of Knowledge: The ACM/IEEE/AIS/IFIP Recommendations for a
Complete Curriculum in Cybersecurity
Daniel Shoemaker, Anne Kohnke, Ken Sigler
Corporate Governance: A Pragmatic Guide for Auditors, Directors, Investors, and Accountants
Vasant Raval
The Audit Value Factor
Daniel Samson
Managing IoT Systems for Institutions and Cities
Chuck Benson
Fraud Auditing Using CAATT: A Manual for Auditors and Forensic Accountants to Detect
Organizational Fraud
Shaun Aghili
How to Build a Cyber-Resilient Organization
Dan Shoemaker, Anne Kohnke, Ken Sigler
Auditor Essentials: 100 Concepts, Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Success
Hernan Murdock
Project Management Capability Assessment: Performing ISO 33000-Based Capability
Assessments of Project Management
Peter T. Davis, Barry D. Lewis
Internet of Things, for Things, and by Things
Abhik Chaudhuri
Supply Chain Risk Management: Applying Secure Acquisition Principles to Ensure a
Trusted Technology Product
Ken Sigler, Dan Shoemaker, Anne Kohnke
Why CISOs Fail: The Missing Link in Security Management—and How to Fix It
Barak Engel
For more information about this series, please visit:
https://www.crcpress.com/Internal- Audit-and-IT-Audit/bookseries/CRCINTAUDITA

Blockchain for
Cybersecurity and Privacy
Architectures, Challenges,
andApplications
Edited by
Yassine Maleh
Mohammad Shojafar
Mamoun Alazab
Imed Romdhani
Internal Audit and IT Audit
Series Editor: Dan Swanson, Dan Swanson and Associates, Ltd.,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
The Internal Audit and IT Audit series publishes leading-edge books on critical
subjects facing audit executives as well as internal and IT audit practitioners. Key
topics include Audit Leadership, Cybersecurity, Strategic Risk Management, Auditing
Various IT Activities and Processes, Audit Management, and Operational Auditing.
The Complete Guide for CISA Examination Preparation
Richard E. Cascarino
Blockchain for Cybersecurity and Privacy: Architectures, Challenges, and Applications
Yassine Maleh, Mohammad Shojafar, Mamoun Alazab, Imed Romdhani
The Cybersecurity Body of Knowledge: The ACM/IEEE/AIS/IFIP Recommendations for a
Complete Curriculum in Cybersecurity
Daniel Shoemaker, Anne Kohnke, Ken Sigler
Corporate Governance: A Pragmatic Guide for Auditors, Directors, Investors, and Accountants
Vasant Raval
The Audit Value Factor
Daniel Samson
Managing IoT Systems for Institutions and Cities
Chuck Benson
Fraud Auditing Using CAATT: A Manual for Auditors and Forensic Accountants to Detect
Organizational Fraud
Shaun Aghili
How to Build a Cyber-Resilient Organization
Dan Shoemaker, Anne Kohnke, Ken Sigler
Auditor Essentials: 100 Concepts, Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Success
Hernan Murdock
Project Management Capability Assessment: Performing ISO 33000-Based Capability
Assessments of Project Management
Peter T. Davis, Barry D. Lewis
Internet of Things, for Things, and by Things
Abhik Chaudhuri
Supply Chain Risk Management: Applying Secure Acquisition Principles to Ensure a
Trusted Technology Product
Ken Sigler, Dan Shoemaker, Anne Kohnke
Why CISOs Fail: The Missing Link in Security Management—and How to Fix It
Barak Engel
For more information about this series, please visit:
https://www.crcpress.com/Internal- Audit-and-IT-Audit/bookseries/CRCINTAUDITA

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Library of Congress Cataloging‑in‑Publication Data
Names: Maleh, Yassine, 1987- editor.
Title: Blockchain for cybersecurity and privacy : architectures,
challenges, and applications / edited by Yassine Maleh, Mohammad
Shojafar, Mamoun Alazab, and Imed Romdhani.
Description: First edition. | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2020. | Series:
Internal audit and it audit | Includes bibliographical references and
index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020009460 | ISBN 9780367343101 (paperback) | ISBN
9780367473587 (hardback) | ISBN 9780429324932 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Blockchains (Databases) | Computer security.
Classification: LCC QA76.9.B56 B56 2020 | DDC 005.8/3--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020009460
ISBN: 9780367473587 (hbk)
ISBN: 9780367343101 (pbk)
ISBN: 9780429324932 (ebk)
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