Blockchain Powers the Metaverse, Web 3 vs. Web 2 & More in this Week’s Top Reads

With Web 3 gaining more eyeballs as the days pass, we look at how it differs from Web 2 and the use cases it enables. Brian Jackson, Research Director at Info-Tech Research Group, explores the role blockchain would play in the Metaverse, and cybersecurity experts discuss the impact of the Ukraine-Russia conflict on cyber crime. Another must-read is our coverage of the latest announcements at Red Hat 2022.  

Blockchain could power the Metaverse, but Big Tech isn’t buying in yet

In the future, the Metaverse wouldn’t just be one platform defined by a single organization but various platforms offering different metaverse experiences, and blockchain would serve a clear and compelling purpose, writes Brian Jackson, Research Director at Info-Tech Research Group. 

In this engaging read, Brian discusses how the blockchain’s robust features would strengthen Metaverse platforms and its role, possibly as an intermediary between platforms, as the likes of Meta and Microsoft embark on their separate metaverse journeys.

Check out why blockchain isn’t a part of Meta’s Metaverse yet but could be in the future.

Web 3 is gaining ground, but what exactly will it change?

A lot is being said about how Web 3 would revolutionize how people use the Internet. In this article, we dive deep into the underlying logic and scope of Web 2 and Web 3 to understand how they differ, the use cases they enable, and how they help decentralize the Internet. 

Web 3 would retain many of the features that are inherent to Web 2. But in the coming years, it’ll provide a trustworthy and data-driven UI that caters to every user. Blockchains, Metaverse, and Semantic Web are all expected to be leveraged through Web3. It’ll also bring about complete upheaval in the way businesses and consumers interact online, making the customer experience more personalized. 

Click here to read more about the promise of Web 3 and how it’ll change how we use the Internet.

Has the Ukraine-Russia conflict made cyber crime more venomous?

Nation-state cyber-attacks have become increasingly targeted and sophisticated thanks to conflicting interests and priorities of major nations. Of late, cyber crime has become a potent tool to achieve geopolitical, economic, and strategic goals, negating the need to engage in costly wars to accomplish these objectives.

With Russia invading Ukraine and the U.S. and European countries announcing crippling sanctions in return, the world hasn’t been in this state of turmoil since the end of the Cold War. So, how does the conventional conflict in the Donbas influence the battle going on in the digital space?

In this insightful video, Nozomi Network’s security evangelist Roya Gordon and Vincent D’Agostino, the head of Cyber Forensics and Incident Response at BlueVoyant, discuss how the Russia-Ukraine conflict is shaping cyber crime, the sectors and organizations nation-state hackers have begun targeting, and the kind of cyber attacks critical infrastructure organizations in the E.U. and the U.S. prepare for.

Check out how the Ukraine-Russia war is influencing cyber crime and what it entails for organizations.

All that glittered at the much-awaited Red Hat Summit

Red Hat 2022 kicked off on May 10, and the much-awaited summit hosted the launch of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, the latest major release of the Linux server. 

The latest avatar of Linux features plenty of bells and whistles, be it smart card authentication, more extensive SSSD logging, usage of OpenSSL3 by default, and elimination of root access to an RHEL system through SSH. “As the world’s leading enterprise Linux platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 extends wherever needed across the open hybrid cloud and beyond, pairing the trusted backbone of enterprise Linux with the innovative catalysts of open source communities,” said Matthew Hicks, EVP of products and technologies, Red Hat.

Other top announcements at the summit were improvements to OpenShift, updates to the Ansible Automation Platform, strategic collaborations to enhance and market cloud services, and more.  

Click here to learn more about the latest updates from the latest Red Hat Summit.

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