Hello Steemians! This is meant to be a short post just to share some quick thoughts after attended [CloudSec 2018](https://www.cloudsec.com/sg/) today. CloudSec is an annual cybersecurity conference organized by Trend Micro. Trend Micro is a Japanese multinational cybersecurity and defense company founded in Los Angeles, California. It has an annual revenue of 148.8 billion JPY which is about US$ 1.3 billion, making it one of the largest player in the cybersecurity industry.

![image.png](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/culgin/R3dZmzXd-image.png)
[Source](https://www.cloudsec.com/sg/)

Ever since I started taking an interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies, I am always on a lookout for presentations related to these topics when I am at a cybersecurity conference. And sure enough, in this conference there was a presentation on cryptocurrency related threats. 

![image.png](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/culgin/8Qe7HJoh-image.png)
[Source](https://www.cloudsec.com/sg/#agenda)

Similarly, in the recent RSA Conference Asia Pacific 2018, there were also several workshops and presentations related to blockchains and cryptocurrencies.

<center>![image.png](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/culgin/h2oBHT4P-image.png)</center>
[Source](https://www.rsaconference.com/events/ap18/agenda/sessions/6624-Blockchains-Ushering-in-a-New-Age)

<center>![image.png](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/culgin/fU562YGw-image.png)</center>
[Source](https://www.rsaconference.com/events/ap18/agenda/sessions/6396-Hacking-the-Blockchain-Industry-Projects)

<center>![image.png](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/culgin/pDEXfvii-image.png)</center>
[Source](https://www.rsaconference.com/events/ap18/agenda/sessions/6407-Blockchain-for-Cybersecurity%E2%80%94Microsegmented-Network-Access-Control)

<center>![image.png](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/culgin/FSWFZokd-image.png)</center>
[Source](https://www.rsaconference.com/events/ap18/agenda/sessions/6759-Beyond-Traditional-Password-Authentication-PKI-and-Blockchain)

Likewise for Blackhat USA 2018,

<center>![image.png](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/culgin/yZ0bV0Fi-image.png)</center>
[Source](https://www.blackhat.com/us-18/briefings/schedule/#blockchain-autopsies---analyzing-ethereum-smart-contract-deaths-10987)

<center>![image.png](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/culgin/a8edeitN-image.png)</center>
[Source](https://www.blackhat.com/us-18/briefings/schedule/#beating-the-blockchain-by-mapping-out-decentralized-namecoin-and-emercoin-infrastructure-9980)

It is heartening to see that there are interest in blockchain and cryptocurrencies in the cybersecurity space. This indicates that people in the industry recognize that more people may start to adopt cryptocurrencies and therefore there is business opportunities in cryptocurrencies security. For those who survived the recent crash and the 7 months long bear market, I hope this cheers you up a little.

Also, I recently see many posts related to [SteemPeak](https://steempeak.com) and I thought I should check it out. This is my first post via SteemPeak and so far the experience has been great! I will continue to use it for a few more days and will probably write my thoughts on this some time later.

Thanks for reading and as usual let me know your thoughts!

![steem-divider1.png](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmPsAtjgRpyLH3o5p6zEvihF9fGkhL4uXPVJUysEwdyD5r)

**Projects/Services I am working on:**
- [Steem-Oracle Project](https://steemit.com/steemoracle/@culgin/the-steem-oracle-project-harnessing-the-wisdom-of-steemians)
- [Byteball to Steem conversion service](https://steemit.com/byteball/@culgin/i-am-running-a-service-to-convert-byteball-to-steem)

---

**You can find me in these communities:**

<center>[<img src="https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmQoa55t8qhBSYpGd4zqrmy264wWE8RUbn8P4ZZRGKBvko">](https://discord.gg/YJG6j7p)</center>

<center>[<img src="https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmR6qDmmpEJ9nhMbo6X4d35V3m8n75bo9691Tpv96chn7t/TeamSG%20Discord.png">](https://discord.gg/cymRS36)</center>