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| Source |  AlienVault Blog |
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| Identifiant | 575009 |
| Date de publication | 2018-04-09 13:00:00 (vue: 2018-04-09 16:03:54) |
| Titre | Ethereum Denver: How to Monitor a Network on the Fly |
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Intro
Several weeks ago, I was presented with a unique network and security challenge. A friend of mine asked me to be part of a hackathon dubbed ETHDenver taking place in Denver, Colorado. Specifically, he asked me to help support network and security monitoring during the conference. My first question was: what exactly is ETHDenver? Even if you have only a basic knowledge of cryptocurrency, you’ve probably heard of Ethereum and blockchain, the technology that enables it. Well, ETHDenver is a new event that brings together some of the world’s foremost blockchain researchers, entrepreneurs, businesses, artists and coders.
In some regards, it was a “choose-your-own-destiny” event. Some attendees were there just to be part of the hackathon, whereas others were there to hear the various speakers. More on the hackathon in a few, but my primary challenge here was to set up, support, and monitor the network and security of that network for over 3000+ individuals over the course of 3 days. However, I also got to listen to the presentations and one of the biggest lessons I learned from attending this event was that blockchain has a multitude of applications beyond just cryptocurrencies.
Figure 1. ETHDenver Hackathon, February 16 - 18, 2018
Figure 2. Ethereum Artwork
The Blockchain: Much More than Cryptocurrencies
When I talk to people about the blockchain, they typically bring up Bitcoin, and rightfully so. Bitcoin is the leading cryptocurrency that operates via a blockchain. There are more cryptocurrencies than you can shake a stick at and each of them highlights some differentiating factor. At ETHDenver, the focus was on the Ethereum blockchain. According to the Ethereum website, “Ethereum is a decentralized platform that runs smart contracts: applications that run exactly as programmed without any possibility of downtime, censorship, fraud or third-party interference. These apps run on a custom built blockchain, an enormously powerful shared global infrastructure that can move value around and represent the ownership of property”. If you’re looking for a more detailed explanation, Blockgeeks provides a great background on the blockchain in simple terms. For example, Figure 3 below illustrates what the distributed ledger looks like as compared to a centralized or decentralized model. Ethereum’s claim to fame is the “smart contract”, and ETHDenver was all about how that contract can be used in innovative ways, other than just cryptocurrencies. That was what the event was all about and the main focus of the hackathon.
Figure 3. Blockgeeks’ Illustration of the Different Network Types
The Hackathon
As a security professional, the thought of a hackathon usually entails a weekend of caffeine, exploits, and the painful persistence involved in trying to compromise a target system. But hacking is so much more than just computer hacking, as you may already know. In the context of ETHDenver, the hackathon was about hacking code together |
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