Ep. 655 BSSC | Importance of Blockchain Standards for Node Security (feat. Annalea Sanders)

For episode 655 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Annalea Sanders, Co-President and Board Officer for the Blockchain Security Standards Council (BSSC).

The BSSC-Blockchain Security Standards Council-is the leading authority in blockchain security—setting the standards that power trust and confidence.When industry experts discuss blockchain security, not many consider nodes, but they should. If a node doesn’t operate correctly, then the risks permeate and impact the whole network, and its users. As a result, experts are placing more importance on node operation standards as a critical part of blockchain industry standards.

 

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⏳ Timestamps:

 

(0:00) Sumsub

(0:44) Introduction

(0:56) Who is Annalea Sanders?

(3:10) What is BSSC?

(6:57) Who uses the BSSC standards?

(8:04) Most common failure points for nodes

(11:00) Bridging cybersecurity gap

(14:49) BSSC standards

(19:35) Sumsub

(22:39) Future standards with complimentary technologies

(25:35) Node security education

(26:52) BSSC roadmap for 2026

(29:06) Events & conferences

(30:00) Process of BSSC certification

 

🎙 BSSC Links:

 

🔗 Website: https://www.blockchainssc.org/ 

🔗 X: https://x.com/blockchainssc 

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blockchain-security-standards-council 

🔗 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BlockchainSecurityStandardsCou 

 

📢 Disclaimer:

 

None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.