15. Increasing Security, Traceability & Trust With Blockchain

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the latest episode of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cyber Security Inside</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Tom and Camille chat with IBM Senior Technical Staff Member, Arnaud Le Hors, about the enterprise use cases for blockchain. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">They cover things like:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The hype of blockchain vs. the reality of blockchain</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Where blockchain fits with supply chain tracking and transparency</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">When blockchain makes sense and when it’s overkill</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The network necessity of blockchain</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Balancing transparency with privacy</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">And more</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus, Arnaud shares real world examples of how blockchain’s being used globally and across multiple industries.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Check it out.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Here are some key take-aways:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The food industry was an early adopter of blockchain, and uses it to improve transparency and traceability in the supply chain.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Blockchain makes the most sense where trust, transparency, and control/access of data is of concern.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Blockchain in and of itself is not a solution. It’s a technology that can be built into a solution.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can have privacy settings in place with blockchain, so that