Innovations in Cybersecurity

Abstract

Artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies are widely used in the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT for collecting and presenting data, blockchain to provide the infrastructure to define operational rules and AI optimization processes and rules are all possible connections between these technologies. AI involves analyzing and interpreting data, making informed decisions and predicting outcomes. In contrast, blockchain technology revolves around a decentralized ledger that securely stores and verifies data. Hence this chapter focuses on how, in blockchains or distributed ledger technologies (DLT), the data is structured into blocks and each block contains a transaction or bundle of transactions. Each new block connects to all the blocks before it in a cryptographic chain in such a way that it’s nearly impossible to tamper with.