EU Watchdog: Blockchain Security Should Be Concern For Finance Firms
Financial firms need to be mindful of cybersecurity challenges as they look to integrate blockchain, a top IT agency for the European Union said this week. The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) has published a new report on blockchain tech, which seeks to highlight the security challenges that large businesses might experience in the face of broader blockchain adoption. Key management, data privacy and oversight of smart contracts were some of the major items identified in the report. It's the first time the agency, founded in 2004, has released a major....
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