Techniques and solutions for addressing ransomware attacks
Kharraz · 2017
Ransomware is a form of extortion-based attack that locks the victim's digital resources and requests money to release them. Although the concept of ransomware is not new (i.e., such attacks date back at least as far as the 1980s), this type of malware has recently experienced a resurgence in popularity. In fact, over the last few years, a number of high-profile ransomware attacks were reported. Very recently, WannaCry ransomware infected thousands of vulnerable machines around the world, and substantially disrupted critical services such as British healthcare system. Given the size and variety of threats we are facing today, having solutions to effectively detect and analyze unknown ransomware attacks seems necessary.