The age of ransomware: A survey on the evolution, taxonomy, and research directions

S Razaulla, C Fachkha, C Markarian… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The proliferation of ransomware has become a significant threat to cybersecurity in recent
years, causing significant financial, reputational, and operational damage to individuals and …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

The evolution of ransomware attacks in light of recent cyber threats. How can geopolitical conflicts influence the cyber climate?

F Teichmann, SR Boticiu, BS Sergi - International Cybersecurity Law …, 2023 - Springer
This article aims to analyze the current unpredictable cyber climate. In particular, Russia's
invasion of Ukraine has heightened concerns about security incidents, and ransomware …

[HTML][HTML] Trends and future directions in automated ransomware detection

A Jegede, A Fadele, M Onoja… - … of Computing and …, 2022 - publisher.unimas.my
Ransomware attacks constitute major security threats to personal and corporate data and
information. A successful ransomware attack results in significant security and privacy …

[HTML][HTML] A holistic approach to ransomware classification: Leveraging static and dynamic analysis with visualization

B Yamany, MS Elsayed, AD Jurcut, N Abdelbaki… - Information, 2024 - mdpi.com
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts a victim's files and demands
payment in exchange for the decryption key. It is a rapidly growing and evolving threat that …

Ransomware-as-a-Weapon (RaaW): A Futuristic Approach for Understanding Malware as a Social Weapon

K Mohanty, GS Bopche, S Brahnam… - … Challenges for Cyber …, 2023 - igi-global.com
The use of information technology has widened in the past few years. With the evolving IT
industries and infrastructure comes an ocean of development and opportunities and a series …

[HTML][HTML] Lightweight Crypto-Ransomware Detection in Android Based on Reactive Honeyfile Monitoring

JA Gómez-Hernández, P García-Teodoro - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
Given the high relevance and impact of ransomware in companies, organizations, and
individuals around the world, coupled with the widespread adoption of mobile and IoT …

RTR-Shield: Early Detection of Ransomware Using Registry and Trap Files

PM Anand, PVS Charan, H Chunduri… - … Conference on Information …, 2023 - Springer
The pre-encryption behaviour of ransomware refers to the period before the ransomware
begins to encrypt the files, where it performs activities to conceal its presence or gather …

An Improved Protection Approach for Protecting from Ransomware Attacks

F Guvçi, A Şenol - Journal of Data Applications, 2023 - dergipark.org.tr
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that has become a significant threat to the
security and availability of computer systems and data. Ransomware has found a special …

The increase of ransomware attacks within the healthcare and education sector

S Serna - 2022 - search.proquest.com
A ransomware attack is a type of malware that encrypts sensitive information in systems and
demands payment for the exchange of the decryption key. Ransomware is a dangerous …