SECURITY MANAGEMENT of blockchain & DIGITAL ASSETS

Learning Unit Code: CBCC-SMB

Technical Competency Standard (TSC):

Security Governance (Level 4) - FSE-SNA-4020-1.1-1

Credit Value: 2

Learning Mode: E-Learning (Self-Directed Learning)

Pre-requisite : CBC-FBP Fintech & Blockchain Primer

Synopsis:

CBC-SMB covers the security, privacy and identity aspects of the Blockchain, Crypto-assets and security management of digital assets custodians. Learners will learn about the potential risks and measures to protect against these risks, threats, and/or vulnerabilities

By the end of this Learning Unit, learners will be able to:

• Evaluate the various consensus models & their algorithms

• Compare various methods of crypto-assets storage and securing them.

• Discover the digital asset custodian's model, keys, general requirements and approaches to security controls.

• Discuss issues about blockchain, crypto-assets and digital asset custodian security.

Blockchain Security

(Asynchronous eLearning)

Topic 1 - Blockchain Security

• Blockchain Security Overview

• Public Key Cryptography

• Simple Cryptography - Hashing

• Traditional vs Blockchain System

• Double Spending

• Solving Double Spending

• Longest Chain Rule

• Proof-of-Work (PoW)

• Proof-of-Stake (PoS)

• Delegated Proof-of-Stake (DPoS)

• Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT)

• Other Consensus Mechanism

• 51% Attack

Topic 2 - Crypto-asset Security

• What the Hack

• Storing Crypto-Assets

• Demonstration of Authentication Softwares

• Hardware Wallets Overview

• How Safe is Cryptocurrency Exchanges

• Securing Your Crypto-asset (Dos)

• Securing Your Crypto-asset (Donts)

• Web Mining - Crypto Jacking

Topic 3 - Security Management of Digital Assets Custodian

e-Assessment (1 hour)