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Blockchain Meetup
Blockchain and Acronis
John ZANNI, CEO Acronis SCS & President Acronis International
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 1
Acronis – Global Company
World Leader in Cyber Protection
Singapore Schaffhausen, Switzerland Scottsdale, AZ
Founded in Singapore Established 2nd HQ in Acronis SCS
by a Singaporean Switzerland for the global 40+ employees exclusively
in 2003 expansion in 2008 serving the U.S. market
1,000+ employees • 50,000+ partners • 500,000+ businesses
5,000,000+ prosumers in 150+ countries
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 2
Acronis has Solutions for Every Customer and Company
46% 70% 75% 60% 79%
of Fortune of Fortune of Tech Fortune’s of Healthcare of Top 100 Most
250 Top 10 Top 20 Top 20 Valuable Brands
AMERICAS 200,000+ customers EUROPE 200,000+ customers APJ / MEA 100,000+ customers
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 3
Digital Landscape
Complete Reliance on Data Threats to data
The world is becoming increasingly digital Accidental data loss
Businesses are driven by data Hardware failures
Personal lives depend on data Phishing
Medicine Pharming
Communication Malware
Public services Ransomware
Travel Email scam
Hacking
Enterprise challenges
Data is everywhere
Local, cloud, physical, virtual, mobile
Decentralized systems
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Evolution of ransomware
AIDS 1989 Cryptowall 2013 WannaCry 2017
$10B
damage by
NotPetya
alone
https://boingboing.net/2018/08/22/
andy-greenberg.html
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 5
5 Vectors of Cyber Protection
Safety Accessibility Privacy Authenticity Security
Data PROTECTION CYBER Security
CYBER PROTECTION
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The need for AI
and Blockchain
Attacks are frequent and changing
fast: only AI can recognize the
attacks and protect data.
Changes to data are subtle
and may not be noticed right away:
only blockchain-based technology
can verify the integrity of data.
5 Vectors of Cyber Protection
provide holistic approach to
protecting all data, applications
and systems.
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 7
Unique Innovations
Privacy Authenticity Security
Hybrid Cloud Architecture: Blockchain-based digital Notary: AI-based protection:
any source, any data, any data certification, time active detection and prevention
destination – on-premises, private stamping and validation using of ransomware attacks,
datacenter, service provider an immutable distributed vulnerability assessment, and
or public cloud blockchain. security configuration.
Advanced applications of Artificial Intelligence
1. Predictive security 2. Automatic data organization 3. Semantic search
4. Storage tiering 5. Automated compliance 6. Automated configuration
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 8
Acronis approach to Blockchain use
1. Solving a legitimate technical problem: ensuring immutability of existing digital objects
2. Validity of certification is based on existing public Blockchains – making Blockchain
essential to the product
3. Solving scalability and efficiency problems outside of Blockchain
4. Building solution that Acronis partners and customers can easily use in practice
Blockchain Acronis
Is an append-only database with • Provides high throughput
transaction order with the following solutions to store and
data protection properties: exchange significant volumes
• Immutable data storage of data in secure and verifiable
• Secure time-stamping manner
• Public audit • Where anti-tampering and
verification is ensured by the
But it is unpractical to store big
blockchain algorithm
chunks of data in a blockchain
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 9
Acronis focused on blockchain since 2015
2018
2017
2016 • Spin-off: Chainstack,
Singaporean startup
• Notary Cloud and File
• First large industry clients
Sync&Share on
• Improved cost efficiency
blockchain
2015 • Strategic initiative to
• Notary Cloud Service for
MSPs
• Integration with Acronis
develop applications of Data Cloud
• 10+ patent applications
Blockchain for data • Notary as plug-in feature
• First Proof-of-Сoncept for innovative
protection announced for cloud services
project ‘tamper-proof’ blockchain
• Blockchain powered Data (MSFT Office, email
data storage with technologies filed attachments, Amazon Web
Authentication Prototype
verifiable sync and share services, OneDrive,
• First Blockchain-related
solutions Dropbox, Google Docs)
service – Acronis Notary
• First customers
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 10Barriers to blockchain adoption
• Fast growth creates challenges for long
government decision making cycle, and for Technological
figuring out the value from adoption Challenges
• Not all government processes are/can be
decentralized
• Technology limitations are important: Regulatory
• Security (“51% attack”, sensitive
Challenges
information), and privacy questions
• Scalability (Every participating
node to verify transaction)
Business
• Performance (e.g. Bitcoin: Challenges
only a few transactions
per second)
The Blockchain Reality
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 11Authenticity: Blockchain-based data certification
More than 6.5 million files are notarized with blockchain products every month
Notarize in blockchain Generate certificate
Or
Compact events Blockchain stores Notary stores User stores
Packaging in chunks
ensures high throughput certificate’s key certificate certificate
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 12Case Studay: Acronis Notary and Log Audit
Log data is a subject to
security and retention Log data often contains
policies, as well as sensitive data
compliance mandates
Protection of log data – both in transit to the log collection
solution and when – an important concern
Log data must be strictly controlled and never altered
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 13Case Study
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 14Acronis Notary Cloud
A blockchain-based service for file notarization, e-signing
and data verification for businesses of any size. Acronis Notary
Cloud creates a unique digital fingerprint for files and stores it in
a public blockchain ledger, enabling independent validation of
a file’s authenticity and existence at a specified date and time.
Allows to:
• Ensure the integrity of business-critical data
Eliminates the need for third parties
to guarantee the immutability of data.
• Achieve greater regulatory transparency
Reduces the cost and time necessary
to conduct an audit.
• Reduce the risks to data’s security
Adds a extra layer of protection that is powered
by a mathematical proof.
Ensure data is authentic and unchanged using blockchain technology
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 15Easy to Use Solution to Gain Advantages of
Blockchain Technology
Notarization Service E-signature Service Verification Service
Lets users notarize files of any Enables all required Once a file is notarized,
type and record it in the parties to electronically allows confirmation from any
blockchain ledger sign files device, at any time
Any Industry. Any Document. Any File.
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 16Beta 2: New in Acronis Notary Cloud
More options
for custom branding
Thanks to the new options for custom branding now
it is possible to fully customize the service including
its logo, URLs, color scheme and “buy” button.
Hard quotas
Acronis Notary Cloud incorporates the ability to set
hard quotas for the clients. This feature allows
service providers to flexibly adjust licensing and
pricing according to business needs.
Management at unit tenant level
Now it is possible to manage the service at the unit
tenant level. This feature is very useful for
companies with many divisions and regional offices
distributed around the globe.
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 17Blockchain market momentum
Global blockchain market, 2016-25 Government is #2 blockchain market
5% By type
20%
Public
$B 75% Private
Hybrid
CAGR(2021,25) = 40%+
https://www.acronis.com/en-us/articles/blockchain/
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 18Gov agencies in 10+ countries are examining blockchain
US Canada UK Denmark Sweden Estonia Georgia South Korea Most active
public service use
1 2 346
9 3 1. Digital currency/payments
2. Land registration
2 1
2 3 5 7 8 3. Voting (elections)
1 3
4. Identity management
1
5. Supply chain traceability
12
6. Health care
7. Voting (proxy)
UAE India China 8. Corporate registration
9. Entitlements management
*Measured by observing the number of public
sector blockchain experiments planned, in
10+ on-going projects progress, or stalled globally
20+ countries plan to start trials this year
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 19Blockchain has broad range of applications beyond bitcoin
Automotive Charity/Donation Credit History Education Real Estate IoT Data Security
Track history of Track donation Transparency and Verification of Trusted ownership, Distributed time-
vehicle from pre- lifecycle, Reduce accuracy of academic transfers stamped data
production to sale overheads reporting credentials agreement records of IoT
Reduce transaction ecosystems
costs
Transport Media Government & Insurance Legal Healthcare
Transparent IP rights control Voting Reduce multi- Time-stamped facts Patient records
tracking Car Smart Contracts for Trusted audit stakeholder Smart contract with proof
Sharing and public artist compensation Transparent voting contract cost rules / agreements Tracking Clinical
transport Accountability Improved risk Trials
Regulatory contract efficiency Supply Chain
compliance mgmt management
Cybersecurity Aviation Software Digital Company Cloud Storage Human
Trusted data Maintenance Development Incorporations, Crowdsourcing Resources
integrity records time- Time-stamping and transfer of unused storage Trusted track of
management proof of ownership equity/ownership Cost efficiency and records,
Proof of component in SW development and governance Increased security background
origin Reputation,
feedback
management
https://medium.com/fluree/blockchain-for-2018-and-beyond-a-growing-list-of-blockchain-use-cases-37db7c19fb99
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 20How to leverage blockchain value in government realm?
Real world examples
Estonia South Korea USA
• A digital identity card powered and secured • Provincial government of Gyeonggi-do • Delaware uses blockchain to track
by blockchain recently tapped technology developed by operational & legal activities: company
• i-voiting in operation, blockchain-based Linq blockchain startup Blocko for a vote on registration, share movement, shareholder
platform for private capital market community funding communication
• Plans to transfer e-medical records of 1 M+ • Illinois uses blockchain for Birth registry and
citizens to blockchain-based identification system
Details • Utah uses Private blockchain for online
voting
Details
Argentina China United Arab Emirates
• Since Jun 2017, government has been • Trade financing system on blockchain • Government strategy to move all
using the OpenTimestamps Dapp to mark • Asset-backed securities on Shanghai government document flow to blockchain
the times that it releases its official bulletins, Securities Exchange on blockchain based protocol with further expansion
which it publishes each weekday • ‘Out-of-hospital prescription circulation’ ambitions by 2020
service
Details
Decentralization does not mean disorganization – government can use private blockchain
https://medium.com/@bryzek/how-blockchain-is-used-by-governments-as-a-form-of-national-identity-e24a4eefb7d8
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 21Estonia is among first blockchain adopters
2008 Testing started
Keyless Signature Infrastructure is a blockchain
• 1st country to use blockchain on national level technology designed in Estonia and used globally to
make sure networks, systems and data are free of
• 2nd fastest court proceedings in Europe compromise, all while retaining 100% data privacy
2012 Blockchain has been in operational use in
Estonia’s registries: Linked
Timestamping
• National health + Proof of work + Formal proof (2003)
+ Inentives + Distrubuted consensus (2007)
• Judicial + Attribution of origin (2010)
• Legislative Bitcoin KSI
• Security and commercial code systems
+ Post-quantum signatures (2014)
Plans to extend its use to other spheres: + Smart contracts + Anti-tamper hardware (2014)
+ Provenance calculus (2016)
+ DLT integration (2017)
• Personal medicine
• Cybersecurity Ethereum KSI Stack
• Data embassies
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 22Since 2013, Chinese government, financial institutions,
and innovators have been investing heavily in blockchain
China is # 1 in blockchain patents
$100 M funding in 2017, 40% YoY
$1.6 B Global Blockchain Innovation Fund
Jul 2018 Blockchain-powered trade financing system
• by Hong Kong Monetary Authority and a Ping An Group fintech subsidiary, with over 20
banks involved
Sep 2017 Blockchain-backed asset-backed securities on the Shanghai Securities Exchange
• Jointy with Baidu
Apr 2018 ‘Out-of-hospital prescription circulation’ service
• Tencent, Guangxi Province, Liuzhou city, and other
China plans to Establish National Blockchain Standards by 2019
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 23USA has over 30 initiatives related to blockchain
adoption on federal and state levels
Birth registry and identification system
• State of Illinois
• individualization and enhanced improvement of the security of identities
• jointly by Evernym and the Illinois State Government
Private blockchain for online voting
• State of Utah
• State Republican Party has a secure and convenient option to participants in
its Presidential Preference Caucus
• Operated by Smartmatic
Automated compliance of Public Archive with laws
• State of Delaware
• Delaware Public Archives do “beta” test for the blockchain technology within
State government.
• New “smart records” technology
Company shares are authorized by distributed ledger
• State of Delaware
• Division of Corporations could validate and file the incorporation plus transfer
the authorized shares to the new company.
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 24Other examples
• Government of Brazil announced its intention to move petitions and popular voting
onto Ethereum
• Canada is testing out using Ethereum to provide transparency to the use of
government grants to ease citizens’ concerns of misappropriation and corruption
• City of Zug, Switzerland— a long-time crypto bastion — began offering digital IDs
registered on Ethereum in 2017
• Chile uses Ethereum to track the data and finances from the energy grid, hoping to
combat corruption and exploitation through transparent, immutable data available
for every citizen to see
• Dubai is on the move to become an entirely integrated, blockchain-powered city by
2020
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 25Blockchain adoption: current state and opportunities
Now Promising use-cases
Several financial institutions and • Verify vendors’ track records in public procurement
technology partners plan to test an
• Blockchain based electronic document flow
interbank payments using DLT
Implications of using digital tokens • Blockchain-certified regulation compliance
as a virtual Singapore dollar
• Tax collection based on smart contracts
• Blockchain-certified web-content of government
• Track a public officer’s career moves
• Auditing processes on blockchain
Building a national trade platform
based on blockchain, connecting • Electoral rolls
businesses, community systems
• Digital identity
and platforms, and government
systems
From a paper-based, delayed-reporting world to a more dynamic, real-time world
https://www.psd.gov.sg/challenge/ideas/deep-dive/blockchain-trust-public-service‘
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 26Looking ahead
• Blockchain is not panacea, but one of the ways how government
can become more modern, especially in areas where
decentralisation and transparency means increase in efficiency or
convenience of G2C, G2B, G2G
• Governments should carefully investigate possible opps, no fast /
risky decisions
• Best practices & Standardization will form in mid-term, but only
10…20 countries will be able to proceed with blockchain adoption
where:
• Access to qualified talent or relevant education initiatives
• Favourable governance & regulation
• Industry & Startups involvement
• Only testing may lead to standard /best practice
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 27Acronis focus on 3 use-cases
Trust Cyber Protection Cost Efficiency
Blockchain-certified web- Blockchain-certified regulation Blockchain based Electronic
content compliance Document Flow
Protect all government publicly Independent and granular audit trail for Scalable and efficient service for Data
available data, incl. social media data of all stored data, indisputable proof that the Sharing & Collaboration between
government officials - no fake news stored data has not been modified government agencies
• Public trust in government is one of the • Currently regulatory transparency is • Easy, cost-efficient, secure technology
most important foundations upon which ensured by an independent based on scaled Consortium Data
the legitimacy, credibility and mathematical audit trail Sharing Platform
sustainability of governments are built
• Any file has its own unique fingerprint, • Verifiable intra- or inter-department data
• Technologies are changing balance of thus availability and authenticity of a file exchange
public trust from the governments to the can be checked even without revealing
people rule • Multiple levels of shared data visibility
the information
• Immutability
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information
Acronis Resource Center
www.acronis.com/resource-center
Acronis Blog
www.acronis.com/blog
John Zanni
jz@acronis.com
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15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 30Privacy: Hybrid Cloud Architecture
Protecting all data, applications and systems
ANY MANAGEMENT ANY PROTECTION ANY DEPLOYMENT
Management software deployed and Backup Storage Local Private Cloud
controlled independently, enabling
control of data protection by customer, Sync&Share Partner Cloud Public Cloud
service provider, vendor, partner, or
third-party from public/partner/private Disaster Recovery
cloud or customer premises
ANY WORKLOAD ANY STORAGE ANY RECOVERY
On-premises Private cloud Disk, Tape NAS, SAN Physical Virtual
Cloud Partner Cloud Private Cloud Applications Mobile
Public Cloud
15th ANNIVERSARY © Acronis, 2018. All rights reserved. 31Security: AI-based Ransomware Protection
• Biggest stacktrace database – 400M records
• Significant Computing resources investment
• Ongoing Research – 10+ projects based on machine learning and deep learning
• Experience
• Collaboration with global AI community
• Expertise More than 200k
attacks prevented
Files retrieved from the Cloud
in 12 months
Ransomware Ransomware If untrusted, block
Several files are
infects windows starts to encrypt and terminate the
encrypted
machine files threat
Background Event Heuristics Whitelist /
work logging reacts Blacklist check
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