IBM launches enterprise blockchain security testing service

Today IBM announced that it’s X-Force Red security team will provide a new blockchain security testing service. The service will aim to both pintpoint weakness and enhance security. Penetration testers will explore both the backend processes and the ledger itself including any public key infrastructure. Blockchain is comparatively new and hence offers different attack vectors compared to existing applications.

Blockchain security fears

IBM has to tread a fine line between promoting this new service and drawing attention to concerns over enterprise blockchain security. Hence the following paragraphs are Ledger Insights perspective, not IBM’s.

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