Tuan Phan introduced the attendees to a fresh perspective of blockchain technology and how it may impact the IT auditing and cybersecurity professionals in the coming years.

Tuan approached the topic a bit differently and the presentation is rated as intermediate level. The presentation was not about cryptocurrencies but was on the core concepts of blockchain. The presentation was a combination of powerpoint slides and hands-on demo of a simple blockchain application built using Hyperledger Fabric. Tuan also demonstrated how crypto-mining work using his own mining setup on Ethereum public network.

The following areas were discussed:

• What is Blockchain?

• Use Cases

• The Flavors

• Key Characteristics

• Implications

• Pain & Gain

• Key Takeaways

• Hyperledger Fabric - Asset Exchange Demo

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Highlights of the session are below: