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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

[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 …

Detecting ransomware attacks using intelligent algorithms: Recent development and next direction from deep learning and big data perspectives

I Bello, H Chiroma, UA Abdullahi, AY Gital… - Journal of Ambient …, 2021 - Springer
Recently, cybercriminals have infiltrated different sectors of the human venture to launch
ransomware attacks against information technology infrastructure. They demand ransom …

A content-based ransomware detection and backup solid-state drive for ransomware defense

D Min, Y Ko, R Walker, J Lee… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ransomware is a growing concern in business and government because it causes
immediate financial damages or loss of important data. There is a way to detect and block …

SSD-assisted ransomware detection and data recovery techniques

S Baek, Y Jung, D Mohaisen, S Lee… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As ransomware attacks have been prevalent, it becomes crucial to make anti-ransomware
solutions that defend against ransomwares. In this article, we propose a new ransomware …

Seamlessly safeguarding data against ransomware attacks

AA Elkhail, N Lachtar, D Ibdah, R Aslam… - … on Dependable and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Encryption has become an indispensable technology for preserving confidentiality.
Unfortunately, cybercriminals have re-purposed this technology to deny users access to their …