Ransomware threat success factors, taxonomy, and countermeasures: A survey and research directions

Ransomware is a malware category that exploits security mechanisms such as cryptography in order to hijack user files and related resources and demands money in exchange for the locked data. Therefore, ransomware has become a lucrative business that has gained increasing popularity among attackers....

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Main Authors: Al-rimy, Bander Ali Saleh, Maarof, Mohd. Aizaini, Mohd. Shaid, Syed Zainudeen
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2018
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/85347/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2018.01.001
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia