The Internet of things (IoT) has brought new opportunities to the way products and assets can be tracked and managed across the supply chain. Yet, without the introduction of lightweight device authentication, security and privacy concerns will continue to add to the already high cost of IT infrastructure that makes near real-time data collection possible…
With the rise of cloud and edge computing, mobile security and efficiency improvements are required for enterprise users to take full advantage of the opportunities that come with data-rich Internet of things (IoT) devices and other tools. As data-capturing devices get more sophisticated, the speed and ease at which data needs to be exchanged poses a challenge when it comes to the robustness and reliability of modern technology…
In a recently presented conference paper, titled ‘Efficient Threshold-Optimal ECDSA’, nChain Researcher Dr Michaella Pettit explains her invention of a new method for the efficient and secure creation of a digital signature using multiple parties.
In a recently published paper, titled ‘Cashbacks falling from the sky: Can retail CBDC rollout widen central banks’ toolkit?’, nChain Researcher Dr Vlad Skovorodov and former nChain Researcher Dr Zamid Aligishiev examine the feasibility of electronic cashback and varying cashback rates as facilitated by a potential retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) to enhance the economic toolkit for targeting inflation rates.