Technology

Promoters say blockchain, the technology underlying bitcoin and other virtual currencies, could have prevented recent attacks on the SWIFT network.

Promoters say blockchain, the technology underlying bitcoin and other virtual currencies, could have prevented recent attacks on the SWIFT network.

Full shoring-up of the network's defenses will take years, Leibbrandt says.

Full shoring-up of the network's defenses will take years, Leibbrandt says.

Not terribly; a recent report indicates Federal Reserve systems were breached more than 50 times over past five years.

Not terribly; a recent report indicates Federal Reserve systems were breached more than 50 times over past five years.

Lack of investment in cybersecurity is putting the healthcare industry, and patients, at serious risk.

Distributed ledger technology could cut costs and eliminate paper invoices, as well as the fraud that accompanies them.