3 infosec pros demystify Web3 security
Is the world of blockchain as intimidating as it sounds? Information security consultant Jackie Singh interviewed Web3 security practitioners to get their perspectives on the challenges and opportunities in securing these new internet technologies.
Interviews have been edited and condensed for clarity.
When my partner, Jason, unexpectedly received an offer to join an NFT marketplace startup as a senior software engineer this past December, it initially made me nervous.
Deciding to take on potentially unstable work in a new industry seemed daunting, especially as a family with young children.
My fears wore off with time, despite recent market volatility in the cryptocurrency space. Jason’s career pivot into Web3 has given me a window into a line of work characterized by enabling individual users, engineering open-source code via Github, collaborating publicly with third parties and establishing partnerships with NFT artists. It was a refreshing change from his previous job in the world of traditional finance!
The collective energy in the Web3 community has inspired me. But as an infosec professional, I’ve also had questions about widespread scams, the risks of “techno-solutionism” and the massive breaches that have dogged Web3’s rise.
