Ransomware: taking businesses hostage

Mansfield-Devine, Steve

doi:10.1016/s1353-4858(16)30096-4

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“…Ransomware has been identified as one of the growing threats in the business community, with the potential to cause tremendous damage and representing 95% of extortion-based malware attacks (Mansfield-Devine, 2016;Richardson & North, 2017;Symantec, 2016). Ransomware can be addressed after it occurs with sophisticated backup strategies that utilize a sufficient time-delineated RPO restore point capability (Evans, 2014;Mugoh et al, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Ransomware is a generalized threat that affects the global community (Lelii, 2017;Mansfield-Devine, 2016). Ransomware attacks are increasing at an astonishing rate and now account for the vast majority of extortion-based malware attacks (Thomas, 2017a).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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“…Ransomware is a pervasive threat that has been growing for many years (Collier, 2017;Mansfield-Devine, 2016;Richardson & North, 2017). However, in the last few years, the growth of ransomware has proved nearly epidemic.…”

Section: The Ransomware Threatmentioning

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“…Ransomware that encrypts files is particularly debilitating to business firms (Brewer, 2017;Mansfield-Devine, 2016;Richardson & North, 2017). Encrypted files inhibit computer system ability to access the operating system, critical software, and important data (Collier, 2017).…”

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“…Ransomware, though, is growing rapidly and becoming one of the most significant threats to data and system availability (Allen, 2017;Collier, 2017;Lelii, 2017;Mansfield-Devine, 2016). This paper explores the potential of ransomware as a generalized threat and how backup evaluations in information security risk assessments might be strengthened to better assess their readiness to address this threat.…”

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Improving Backup System Evaluations in Information Security Risk Assessments to Combat Ransomware

Thomas¹,

Galligher²

2018

CIS

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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 consuming. However, backups can be used to restore data and systems to a known good state prior to ransomware infection. This makes backups the last line of defense and most effective remedy in combating ransomware. Accordingly, information security risk assessments should evaluate backup systems and their ability to address ransomware threats. Yet, NIST SP-800-30 does not list ransomware as a specific threat. This study reviews the ransomware process, functional backup architecture paradigms, their ability to address ransomware attacks, and provides suggestions to improve the guidance in NIST SP-800-30 and information security risk assessments to better address ransomware threats.

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Improving Backup System Evaluations in Information Security Risk Assessments to Combat Ransomware

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Galligher²

2018

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2021 ISHNE/HRS/EHRA/APHRS collaborative statement on mHealth in Arrhythmia Management: Digital Medical Tools for Heart Rhythm Professionals

Varma

Cygankiewicz

Turakhia

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Journal of Arrhythmia

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This collaborative statement from the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology/Heart Rhythm Society/European Heart Rhythm Association/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society describes the current status of mobile health (“mHealth”) technologies in arrhythmia management. The range of digital medical tools and heart rhythm disorders that they may be applied to and clinical decisions that may be enabled are discussed. The facilitation of comorbidity and lifestyle management (increasingly recognized to play a role in heart rhythm disorders) and patient self‐management are novel aspects of mHealth. The promises of predictive analytics but also operational challenges in embedding mHealth into routine clinical care are explored.

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Mitigating the Ransomware Threat: A Protection Motivation Theory Approach

Ophoff

Lakay

2019

Communications in Computer and Information Science

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Ransomware: taking businesses hostage

Cited by 80 publications

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Improving Backup System Evaluations in Information Security Risk Assessments to Combat Ransomware

Improving Backup System Evaluations in Information Security Risk Assessments to Combat Ransomware

2021 ISHNE/HRS/EHRA/APHRS collaborative statement on mHealth in Arrhythmia Management: Digital Medical Tools for Heart Rhythm Professionals

Mitigating the Ransomware Threat: A Protection Motivation Theory Approach

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