School of Commerce - NMIMS, Navi Mumbai campus organised a guest lecture on the topic "Blockchain &
Cyber Security and its relevance to Banking & Insurance sector” on July 27, 2019. The lecture was conducted
by Ms. Rajeshwari Bhattacharyya, Certified Blockchain and Cyber Security expert who is also an industry
veteran in the areas of IT, Operations and Business Process Engineering with more than 25 years’ senior
management experience.
Prof. Mukund Tripathi, Head of Faculty, School of Commerce introduced the guest speaker to the students. The lecture began with a brief introduction about the basics of Blockchain by Ms. Rajeshwari Bhattacharyya. It was followed by a detailed explanation around working of Blockchain and its application in Cryptocurrency. Ms. Rajeshwari not only shared practical experiences with us but also focused on how Blockchain is extremely useful in the Banking and Insurance industry (from an implementation perspective). She further explained about the importance of provenance, immutability and maintaining data security; examples were given as to how Blockchain could help us achieve it.
Next, Ms. Rajeshwari gave an enlightening session on Cyber Security highlighting the importance of
awareness, diligence and being observant against Cyber Crime. The session was an extremely interactive
one wherein, the speaker explained different terms associated with Cyber Security and causes of Cyber
Crime. In her address, Ms. Bhattacharyya also shared her experiences about some medico legal cases and
a few real life examples to make the concepts clear.
In the concluding part, Ms. Rajeshwari explained about the relevance of Blockchain and Cyber Security in
the Banking and Insurance Industry. It was a great learning experience for the students; the session ended
with a vote of thanks and presentation of Memento to Ms. Rajeshwari Bhattacharyya by Prof. Suresh
Narayan, Faculty, School of Commerce.
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