Ransomware: Recent advances, analysis, challenges and future research directions

C Beaman, A Barkworth, TD Akande, S Hakak… - Computers & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has witnessed a huge surge in the number of ransomware attacks.
Different institutions such as healthcare, financial, and government have been targeted …

A survey on ransomware: Evolution, taxonomy, and defense solutions

H Oz, A Aris, A Levi, AS Uluagac - ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR), 2022 - dl.acm.org
In recent years, ransomware has been one of the most notorious malware targeting end-
users, governments, and business organizations. It has become a very profitable business …

Ransomware mitigation in the modern era: A comprehensive review, research challenges, and future directions

T McIntosh, ASM Kayes, YPP Chen, A Ng… - ACM Computing …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Although ransomware has been around since the early days of personal computers, its
sophistication and aggression have increased substantially over the years. Ransomware, as …

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 …

BSFR-SH: Blockchain-enabled security framework against ransomware attacks for smart healthcare

M Wazid, AK Das, S Shetty - IEEE Transactions on Consumer …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ransomware is a type of malicious program or software that encrypts the contents on a hard
disc and prevents the users from accessing them unless they pay an amount (called a …

Securing the Industrial Internet of Things against ransomware attacks: A comprehensive analysis of the emerging threat landscape and detection mechanisms

M Al-Hawawreh, M Alazab, MA Ferrag… - Journal of Network and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the complexity and diversity of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems, which
include heterogeneous devices, legacy and new connectivity protocols and systems, and …

A survey on windows-based ransomware taxonomy and detection mechanisms

R Moussaileb, N Cuppens, JL Lanet… - ACM Computing Surveys …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Ransomware remains an alarming threat in the 21st century. It has evolved from being a
simple scare tactic into a complex malware capable of evasion. Formerly, end-users were …

Utilizing cyber threat hunting techniques to find ransomware attacks: A survey of the state of the art

F Aldauiji, O Batarfi, M Bayousef - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ransomware is one of the most harmful types of cyber attacks that cause major concerns on
a global scale. It makes the victims' resources unusable by encrypting data or locking …

Design of intrusion detection honeypot using social leopard algorithm to detect IoT ransomware attacks

SS Chakkaravarthy, D Sangeetha, MV Cruz… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent times, ransomware has become the most significant cyber-attack targeting
individuals, enterprises, healthcare industries, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Existing …

[HTML][HTML] Crypto-ransomware detection using machine learning models in file-sharing network scenarios with encrypted traffic

E Berrueta, D Morato, E Magaña, M Izal - Expert Systems with Applications, 2022 - Elsevier
Ransomware is considered as a significant threat for home users and enterprises. In
corporate scenarios, users' computers usually store only system and program files, while all …