Title
Attacking the trust machine: Developing an information systems research agenda for blockchain cybersecurity
Author
Schlatt, Vincent (Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT; University of Bayreuth)
Guggenberger, Tobias (Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT; University of Bayreuth)
Schmid, J. (TU Delft Transport and Logistics)
Urbach, Nils (Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT; Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences)
Date
2023
Abstract
Blockchain-based systems become increasingly attractive targets for cybercrime due to the rising amount of value transacted in respective systems. However, a comprehensive overview of existing attack vectors and a directive discussion of resulting research opportunities are missing. Employing a structured literature review, we extract and analyze 87 relevant attacks on blockchain-based systems and assign them to common attack vectors. We subsequently derive a research framework and agenda for information systems research on the cybersecurity of blockchain-based systems. We structure our framework along the users, developers, and attackers of both blockchain applications and blockchain infrastructure, highlighting the reciprocal relationships between these entities. Our results show that especially socio-technical aspects of blockchain cybersecurity are underrepresented in research and require further attention.
Subject
Blockchain
IT Security
Research agenda
Structured literature review
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2022.102470
Embargo date
2024-08-29
ISSN
0268-4012
Source
International Journal of Information Management, 68, 12
Bibliographical note
Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.
Part of collection
Institutional Repository
Document type
journal article
Rights
© 2023 Vincent Schlatt, Tobias Guggenberger, J. Schmid, Nils Urbach