Learn to secure, design, implement, and test tomorrow’s blockchain applications.
Blockchain Application Security guides readers through the architecture and components of blockchain, including protocols such as Bitcoin and beyond, by offering a technical yet accessible introduction. This resource is ideal for application architects, software developers, security auditors, and vulnerability testers working on enterprise blockchain solutions. It bridges the gap between theory and implementation, providing actionable guidance on protecting decentralized systems while capitalizing on their innovative benefits.
Blockchain Application Security covers the essentials, from the fundamentals of distributed ledgers, consensus algorithms, digital wallets, smart contracts, privacy controls, and DIDs, to designing secure dApp architectures with component-level threat analysis and resilient APIs, token transactions, digital exchanges, and identity models. It features a complete lifecycle example for securing a DeFi lending and borrowing platform, along with practical walkthroughs for smart contract development, AWS-integrated blockchain systems, frontend/API integration, and code auditing.
“An accessible, comprehensive blockchain overview that emphasizes its value across industrial and government sectors with a holistic security focus.”
—David W. Kravitz, Technical Advisor, Spring Labs
“A cutting-edge method for securing blockchain applications, pushing the boundaries of current practice.”
—David Cervigni, Senior Security Research Engineer at R3
“Bridging theory and practice with realistic examples, this guide empowers architects and developers to build attack-resistant applications.”
—Steven Wierckx, Product Security Team Lead & Threatmodel Trainer at Toreon
“A valuable resource for blockchain specialists, featuring hands-on examples of deploying dApps on AWS and securing infrastructure.”
—Ihor Sasovets, Lead Security Engineer, Penetration Tester at TechMagic
“A practical roadmap for navigating blockchain security that we recommend to clients and incorporate into our training.”
—Vijay Dhanasekaran, Founder & Chief Blockchain Officer, Consultant at Blocknetics
“An indispensable resource for dApp developers, guiding readers from fundamentals to advanced implementation with in-depth vulnerability analysis.”
—Mohd Mehdi, Head of DevOps, DevSecOps and Infrastructure at InfStones
Marco Morana, PhD, works as SVP at a large financial institution in London, where he's responsible for the architecture risk analysis program. In his distinguished 15+ year career in application security, Morana held roles in different companies as security consultant, application security architect, professional trainer and program manager. As cybersecurity technologist, Morana's most important contribution to cybersecurity is the invention of the first secure email plug-in using the S/MIME protocol that was patented for NASA in 1996.
