Protecting and Mitigating Against Cyber Threats

10Securing the Future Networks: Blockchain-Based Threat Detection for Advanced Cyber Security

Adusumalli Balaji¹, T. Chaitanya², Tirupathi Rao Bammidi³, Kanugo Sireesha⁴ and Dulam Devee Siva Prasad^5*

¹Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Chalapathi Institute of Engineering and Technology, LAM, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

²Computer Science and Engineering, Baba Institute of Technology and Sciences, Visakhapatanam, Andhra Pradesh, India

³Application Service Delivery, Mphasis, New York City, New York, USA

⁴MBA Department, Baba Institute of Technology and Sciences, Visakhapatanam, Andhra Pradesh, India

⁵Department of SCOPE, VITAP, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

As the world of online threats keeps changing, it’s really important to have strong and flexible ways to protect against them. This chapter looks at how we can use blockchain technology to help find and stop these advanced cyber threats. The summary takes a close look at how blockchain makes cybersecurity better, fixing problems with the old ways of finding threats. We’ll dig into the basics of blockchain, talking about how it’s spread out, secure, and can use smart contracts. We’ll also explore important parts of using blockchain for threat detection, like how everyone agrees on things, making sure data is reliable, and managing identity in a spread-out way. Real examples will show how blockchain is already working well in cybersecurity. We’ll also talk about challenges like making it work for ...