Revolution

Abstract

This chapter examines some of the technologies that could go beyond an iterative transformation. Namely, those that could have as substantial impact on how humans communicate, store and interact with data, and cognitively interface with the world around people. Internet and related global network architecture that undergirds the modern world is largely based on trust and relies on approaches such as the aforementioned handshake protocol as well as the Transport Control Protocol, Internet Protocol and HyperText Transfer Protocol. Blockchain, a form of distributed ledger technologies (DLT), are a secure way of conducting and recording transfers of digital assets without a central authority or registry. DLT is “distributed” because multiple individuals or participants in a computer network share and synchronize copies of the ledger. In addition to the logical changes that DLT may bring to the Internet and cyber conflict, a change in the physical nature of data storage may also result in revolutionary changes.