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Shira Rubinoff is the President and Co-Founder of Prime Tech Partners, which is a unique incubator in NYC. She is also the President of SecureMySocial, which warns people of social media problems in real time.

In Shiras new book Cyber Minds, we see a unique mix of cutting-edge perspectives on blockchain and where it is going, insights on several hot technologies like AI and the Internet of Things (IoT) as well as solid cybersecurity advice for technology and business leaders.

Cutting right to the core, this book offers the best practical content l I have seen regarding blockchains potential, future and cybersecurity opportunities and drawbacks. The materials on blockchain, which includes interviews with thought-leaders in the area, are simply ground-breaking.

Heres an excerpt from page 52 regarding blockchain:

If you look into the financial services space, weve blueprinted the financial architecture and sort of overlaid it with the crypto industry. When you look at that, you realize that within five year, something amazing has been built. Weve got exchanges, wallets, mining, interfaces, and so on. Its all moving towards institutional grade infrastructure.

Logistics is another example. In the past few weeks, weve heard the news of the biggest competitors in logistics coming together. I believe it was DHL, UPS, and FedEx coming together to think about how they can use blockchain to reduce and merge the burden of governance in the system. Well get more efficient Internet safety from that.

Blockchain is being used by farmers for cattle feeding and in Switzerland, its starting to be used in the watch industry and the butter industry among others.

Here's one other excerpt that I like from page 60 (quoting Sally Eaves) on the leading blockchain sectors:

"Yes, I would say two sectors (are leading) - financial services and supply chain. We are going to see more development in both, but I would love to showcase a sector outside of this too: healthcare.

I am seeing a lot of research and development focused on the 'marriage' of AI and blockchain technologies. As an example, we have opportunity to use blockchain as a method of security for our DNA data, negating fears of it being misused - while AI can enable rich insights to be anonymously extracted from it. ..."

Input From Experts

This book gets 5 stars from me for the blockchain material alone, but it also offers interviews and recommendations on cloud security, IoT, artificial intelligence (AI) and much more. From my perspective, the advice offered form these top global leaders is excellent:

Topics Covered in Book Cyber Minds

Heres an overview of the topics covered in the book:

I also like the straight-forward and easy to understand steps that Ms. Rubinoff uses to describe cyber hygiene, and those sections in the beginning and ending serve as a primer for readers who have less experience and insight into cybersecurity challenges. The workforce development strategies include:

After giving you these guidelines, Shira warns about the most common behaviors that could lead to a data breach and the psychology behind them.

This YouTube video show you Ms. Rubinoffs excellent speaking skills and abilities in communication on technical topics.

Final Thoughts

The interviews and insights offered in this book make it an excellent choice for technology, security and business leaders to learn the latest approaches and thinking on cybersecurity on a range of hot tech topics. I find the insights and interviews discussing topics like blockchain and cloud computing to be very insightful and different.

I have no hesitation in strongly recommending this book and giving it 5 stars.

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Cyber Minds: Expert Insights on Blockchain and Much More - Government Technology