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Emerging Topics
In this chapter we raise some issues emerging in the field of computer security. By “emerging” we mean that these areas are starting to be recognized outside the security community, although we do not mean there are solutions or even approaches to the attendant security problems. Instead, we raise these as interesting topics to watch over time. In this chapter we discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on cybersecurity, rise of blockchains and virtual currencies (also known as cryptocurrencies), and use of computing to pursue offensive cyberwarfare. We also preview quantum computing, ...
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