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@article{187611,
        author = {Dr. Gholam Mursalin Ansari and Akanksha Dadel and Samya Meherr},
        title = {THE ROLE OF BLOCKCHAIN IN ENHANCING CYBER SECURITY},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {6},
        pages = {6446-6451},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=187611},
        abstract = {The development of digital systems at a high rate has increased cybersecurity issues, such as data breaches, identity theft, and hacking. The conventional security systems are usually not able to cope up with such problems because they are centralized and lack transparency. In this work, the author discusses how blockchain technology can contribute to creating more effective cybersecurity based on its decentralized, inmutable, and cryptographically secured structure. The study will be conducted on the basis of secondary data and a sample of 120 individuals to focus on the level of awareness, industry-specific adoption, the type of cyber threat that has been mitigated, and obstacles to implementation. The results show that blockchain offers a better solution to data integrity, vulnerability reduction, and trust in industries, including finance, healthcare, and supply chain management, however, the obstacles to blockchain, such as high cost of implementation and technical difficulty, remain. The paper highlights that blockchain may be a disruptive technology to construct robust and safe digital systems.},
        keywords = {Blockchain, Cybersecurity, Decentralization, Data Integrity, Cyber Threats, Digital Security},
        month = {November},
        }