Crypto-ransomware: A revision of the state of the art, advances and challenges

JA Gómez Hernández, P García Teodoro… - Electronics, 2023 - mdpi.com
According to the premise that the first step to try to solve a problem is to deepen our
knowledge of it as much as possible, this work is mainly aimed at diving into and …

Deep learning-powered malware detection in cyberspace: a contemporary review

A Redhu, P Choudhary, K Srinivasan, TK Das - Frontiers in Physics, 2024 - frontiersin.org
This article explores deep learning models in the field of malware detection in cyberspace,
aiming to provide insights into their relevance and contributions. The primary objective of the …

Addressing Behavioral Drift in Ransomware Early Detection Through Weighted Generative Adversarial Networks

U Urooj, BAS Al-Rimy, A binti Zainal, F Saeed… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Crypto-ransomware attacks pose a significant cyber threat due to the irreversible effect of
encryption employed to deny access to the data on the victim's device. Existing state-of-the …

Dolos: A novel architecture for moving target defense

G Pagnotta, F De Gaspari, D Hitaj… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Moving Target Defense and Cyber Deception emerged in recent years as two key proactive
cyber defense approaches, contrasting with the static nature of the traditional reactive cyber …

Hiding in the crowd: ransomware protection by adopting camouflage and hiding strategy with the link file

S Lee, S Lee, J Park, K Kim, K Lee - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ransomware is a growing threat and is building ecosystems in the form of ransomware as a
service (RaaS). While there have been diverse efforts to detect and mitigate such threats …

Using chatgpt to analyze ransomware messages and to predict ransomware threats

H Fujima, T Kumamoto, Y Yoshida - 2023 - researchsquare.com
This study looked into the complex landscape of ransomware communications, utilizing
advanced language models like ChatGPT to analyze ransomware messages. The research …

Evaluating large language models in ransomware negotiation: A comparative analysis of chatgpt and claude

T Kumamoto, Y Yoshida, H Fujima - 2023 - researchsquare.com
This study presents a comprehensive analysis of the application of Large Language Models
(LLMs), specifically ChatGPT and Claude, in the context of ransomware negotiation …

Ransomcillin: Leveraging ntfs spare space to recover from ransomware attacks

K Takeuchi, H Fujima, T Kumamoto, Y Yoshida - Authorea Preprints, 2023 - techrxiv.org
This study investigates an innovative method to combat ransomware, leveraging the New
Technology File System (NTFS) spare space in Windows operating systems. The focus is on …

Decentralized identity verification system for data access to prevent data exfiltration ransomware

K Takeuchi, T Kumamoto, Y Yoshida, H Fujima - Authorea Preprints, 2023 - techrxiv.org
The escalating sophistication of ransomware has catalyzed the transition from traditional
encryption-focused attacks to more pernicious data exfiltration techniques. This research …

Analysis of Decoy Strategies for Detecting Ransomware

B Denham, DR Thompson - 2023 IEEE Conference on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As the capabilities of malware threats evolve, defense methods must evolve accordingly.
The increasing use of polymorphism in malware makes signature-based prevention …