Name: How Decentralization Defends Against the Top 5 Security Threats
Start: 2022-03-22T17:00:00Z
End: 2022-03-22T17:00:53.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
Rating: 4.3

Storj (pronounced storage) created the world’s first open source decentralized cloud object storage network, Storj DCS (Decentralized Cloud Storage). Storj DCS is private by design and secure by default, delivering unparalleled data protection and privacy versus centralized cloud object storage alternatives. Default encryption, user-assigned access controls, affordable and predictable pricing, a robust library of technical documentation, and a vibrant user community enable developers to confidently, easily, and economically leverage decentralized technology to take control of their data.

In recent months, there has been increasing attention on the environmental impact of crypto currency systems. A University of Cambridge analysis estimated that bitcoin mining consumes 121.36 terawatt hours a year. This is more than all of Argentina consumes annually.
 
Storj has taken, and continues to take, important steps to conduct business in a better, more environmentally responsible way, and is determined to be the greenest storage platform in the world. Our unique model is sustainable and energy-efficient by design, utilizing existing unused storage capacity around the world. Our green architecture also offers very high data durability with an extremely low expansion factor of 2.7 thanks to erasure coding. And due to Ethereum's move away from costly, environmentally destructive Proof-of-Work (PoW) systems, and transitioning to a Proof-of-State (PoS) approach, we will be able to provide a more responsible way to store petabytes of data -- and a greener token.

Join Storj CTO, JT Olio, along with Jesus Herrera de la Cruz, Digital Innovation Manager and Richard Fulss, Director of Knowledge Management and IT for CIMMYT, to discover how both organizations are committed to environmental sustainability. Specifically, we will discuss how:

- Decentralization is inherently a more green and sustainable choice for storage
- The PoS approach to crypto currency saves valuable energy resources and money
- Storj is divesting its PoW crypto currency to lead the storage industry in sustainability 
- We will further lessen our carbon footprint going forward through carbon offset credits for both past energy use and any Storj transaction
- CIMMYT leveraged sustainable decentralized cloud storage to help further their mission to end world hunger and poverty through smart agriculture

Come learn how we are taking the lead on environmental responsibility and technical innovation to save more than just files.

Cloud Storage Going Green | Saving More Than Just Files

The decentralized future of cloud storage starts with an internet architecture for Web3 performance, privacy, resilience, and sustainability - and at a lower cost than what you pay now. Just like the internet grew out of a necessity to have no single point of failure or ownership, the decentralized internet or Web3 is putting data ownership and privacy back in the hands of the users vs. a few large corporations. 

Join us for the 'Future of Storage is Decentralized' webinar where Storj CTO, JT Olio and Storj COO, John Gleeson, discuss how the globally decentralized and distributed architecture of Storj DCS aligns with all the concepts behind native Web3 and beyond.

Attend the webinar to discover how decentralized cloud storage delivers:
- Complete transparency and power to the users
- A defense-in-depth strategy combining default encryption, a zero trust approach and a zero knowledge architecture
- Built-in automation for encryption, multi-region, parallelism, redundancy, file repair and more  
- A pledge to be the greenest storage platform via PoW divesting, CO2 output offsets and tens of thousands of refurbished Storage Nodes

The Future of Cloud Storage is Decentralized

With today’s traditional hyperscalers, resilient and performant cloud storage is possible but at quite a price—both in terms of budget and administrative resources. To use this centralized model, a balance between these factors and acceptable costs must be achieved.

Why not try something different and better? Decentralized and distributed networks enable multi-layered parallelism and resiliency that delivers incredible throughput. In this edge-based performance model, files are uploaded and broken up into segments and pieces, then distributed on a global network of more than 13,500 Storage Nodes. This means your speed limit is gated only by your local compute or network resources and that you can positively impact multiple performance metrics such as IOPS, latency, RTO, Ingress/Egress, and etc.

Join us for this Let’s Talk Storj DCS Webinar - How Decentralization Delivers High Performance for Big Data. In this installment, Storj COO, John Gleeson, Storj Systems Engineer, Dominick Marino, and University of Edinburgh Research Explorer, Dr. Antonin Portelli, will discuss how the increased parallelism, redundancy, and resiliency of emerging decentralized technologies are fundamental for big data.

Attend the webinar to learn how:
- Multi-threaded concurrent downloads and uploads of a file provide faster performance and efficiency via parallel, peer-to-peer transfer
- Key tools and integrations can help fine tune your performance
- This approach is being used today to accelerate large file distribution
- All these benefits are built-in and cost up to 80% less than traditional hyperscalers 

Also learn more about an independent study by the University of Edinburgh that validated this performance and proved fundamental for the large data sets stored and accessed in their scientific research.

How Decentralization Delivers High Performance for Big Data

Decentralized cloud storage makes it easier to build more secure and private apps with familiar tools and minimal complexity. Have you ever wondered what goes on “under the hood” to make a decentralized approach possible?   In this webinar, we’ll look at what’s behind the decentralized and distributed network behind Storj DCS and talk about some of the well-orchestrated components, innovations, and other features that reduce complexity and improve the security and privacy of your applications. Here’s what we’ll cover:   - Default, automated encryption, access controls, and how you can utilize them in your app - Default multi-region high availability and how it provides seamless, nearly instantaneous consistency - Audit, repair, and reputation and the sheer scale at which it operates to achieve eleven nines of durability - Coordination avoidance and long-tail elimination for performance at scale

Let’s Talk Storj DCS: Security & Privacy Without Complexity

In this webinar, Trust the Data Science for Better Data Security, Availability and Performance, Storj CTO, JT Olio, and COO, John Gleeson discuss how decentralized cloud storage keeps your data more secure and private - automatically - while also achieving 99.95% availability and 99.999999999% durability. It does so via a distributed network of 13,500+ geographically diverse Storage Nodes with built-in encryption, multi-layered edge-based security and access controls, audit repair and more.

View to discover how a new, better, decentralized approach to cloud storage delivers:

- Default multi-region availability, encryption and access control
- Automation to reduce complexity and administration
- Edge-based performance matching centralized storage
- Audit, repair, reputation, and the sheer scale at which it operates

Trust the Data Science for Better Data Privacy, Security & Performance

In the current climate of high-profile data breaches, rampant ransomware, and a shifting government regulatory environment, development teams are increasingly taking on the responsibility of integrating security design and best practices into all stages of the software development lifecycle (SDLC). 

In this webinar, John Gleeson, Storj COO and Ingrum Jefferson, Security Systems Engineer, discuss how a shift in security focus across the SDLC is impacting development teams and the cloud storage solutions they choose. 

The speakers cover the top five most common threats and how you can improve the security of your cloud storage layer, and help lead the charge to a security-first development cycle through utilizing the inherent benefits of the decentralized cloud.

The 5 top threats include:

- Insider Threats & Negligence
- Phishing
- Leaky buckets and cloud storage
- Hacking & Data Breaches
-Targeted Ransomware Attacks

Join us for an in-depth discussion about important issues and topics and how a decentralized model can provide a better defense.

How Decentralization Defends Against the Top 5 Security Threats

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