When do you need to prepare for an attack?

During the development of the project, you have to already consider the defense mechanisms. You have to prepare options of pausing the project so that in case of an attack you can save at least a part of the funds.

What types of communication with hackers exist?

After an attack, the hacker would likely follow the project’s social media, so you should post announcements including invitations to contact the owners. Another effective method is to send on-chain messages to the hacker’s address.

How can an ongoing attack be prevented?

There are monitoring services that analyze all the transactions deployed to the chain. If such a system detects an attack, it can pause the protocol making the attack impossible.

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Gleb Zykov , CTO at HashEx

Gleb Zykov started his career as a software developer in a research institute, where he honed his technical and programming skills in the development of various robots for the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. He then brought his expertise to the IT services company GTC-Soft, where he designed Android applications and became the lead developer and CTO. At GTC, Gleb led the development of several vehicle monitoring services and a premium taxi service similar to Uber. In 2017, Gleb co-founded HashEx, an international blockchain auditing and consulting company. As the CTO, he heads the development of blockchain solutions and smart-contract audits for the company's clients.

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