Look Beyond the Horizon: Crypto FinTech Seminar (6 Oct 2023)

And, so, we stand on the edge of a new horizon. Over the next decade or so, virtually everything we know in technology is likely to change…

Look Beyond the Horizon: Crypto FinTech Seminar (6 Oct 2023)

And, so, we stand on the edge of a new horizon. Over the next decade or so, virtually everything we know in technology is likely to change. This includes the rise of cryptographic tokens, quantum computers, AI, zero trust systems, and digital currencies.

In order to understand these technologies, and as part of the Scotland FinTech Festival (organised by FinTech Scotland), we are running a seminar on Friday, 6 October 2023 — either in-person (at our Craiglockhart Campus) or on-line. Areas covered include:

  • Crypto 101: Creation, Usage and Investigation. This outlines the core principles related to cryptocurrency, crypto assets, blockchain, NFTs and digital wallets. This will outline the operation of Bitcoin and Ethereum, including practical examples of their operation, and in the usage of crypto tokens. The basics of cryptography will be covered.
  • Quantum Computers: Threats and Opportunities. This outlines the operation of quantum computers and their operation. The key focus areas will be related to the opportunities for data processing using quantum computers, along with the risks involved in the cracking of the existing public key methods. It will involve practical demonstrations of the NIST defined Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) methods, including for CRYSTALS-Kyber and CRYSTALS-Dilithium, along with the coverage of hybrid encryption methods.
  • AI and Cybersecurity. This outlines the risks around the use of AI in cybersecurity, including how AI can be used as an attacker, and how cryptography might overcome these threats.
  • Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC). This outlines the usage of digital currency, and an analysis of the Bank of England’s proposal for a Digital Pound. Overall, it will focus on the current state-of-the-art of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC), and how the UK could integrate them.
  • Zero Trust and Privacy in FinTech. This outlines the move towards zero trust environments, and how we can implement methods to preserve the privacy of data, while supporting trusted processing. Included in the presentation will be the usage of ZKP (Zero Knowledge Proofs), Homomorphic Encryption (HE) and ABE (Attributed-based Encryption), along with a focus on cloud-based processing. In association with MIRACL.

There are more details here:

https://asecuritysite.com/blogs/fintech

Or just go and book tickets here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crypto-fintech-seminar-tickets-692474338387

If you have any questions, please contact me.