2018
DOI: 10.5539/cis.v11n1p14
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Improving Backup System Evaluations in Information Security Risk Assessments to Combat Ransomware

Abstract: Ransomware is the fastest growing malware threat and accounts for the majority of extortion based malware threats causing billions of dollars in losses for organizations around the world. Ransomware is a global epidemic that afflicts all types of organizations that utilize computing infrastructure. Once systems are infected and storage is encrypted, victims have little choice but to pay the ransom and hope their data is released or start over and rebuild their systems. Either remedy can be costly and time cons… Show more

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“…Ransomware, often distributed by phishing, is an extortion-based malware threat that is growing rapidly and that proves a significant IT problem that is challenging for both users and IT professionals (Thomas & Galligher, 2018). Ransomware has many different vectors of attack such as social engineering strategies like phishing and spear phishing (when users open emails or click on malicious links from websites or instant messages) (Allen, 2017).…”
Section: Ransomware: a Consequence Of Phishingmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Ransomware, often distributed by phishing, is an extortion-based malware threat that is growing rapidly and that proves a significant IT problem that is challenging for both users and IT professionals (Thomas & Galligher, 2018). Ransomware has many different vectors of attack such as social engineering strategies like phishing and spear phishing (when users open emails or click on malicious links from websites or instant messages) (Allen, 2017).…”
Section: Ransomware: a Consequence Of Phishingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ransomware attacks and infections are growing at an alarming rate and have become a global problem (Lelii, 2017). Ransomeware is the most prominent type of extortion-based malware attack (Thomas & Galligher, 2018).…”
Section: Ransomware: a Consequence Of Phishingmentioning
confidence: 99%
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