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Ransomware Risk

Ransomware Risk is a cybersecurity threat risk that specifically arises from the potential of malicious software to encrypt critical data or systems, thereby demanding financial or operational concessions for their release, distinguishing it from other cyber risks by its reliance on data captivity and extortive remediation.

102

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4.6K

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289

Authors

134

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

94

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Publications

102

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

Bander Ali Saleh Al‐rimy, Mohd Aizaini Maarof, Syed Zainudeen Mohd Shaid · Computers & Security · 2018 · 360 citations

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A brief study of Wannacry Threat: Ransomware Attack 2017

Savita Mohurle, Manisha Patil · International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science · 2017 · 277 citations · Full text

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ShieldFS

Andrea Continella, Alessandro Guagnelli, Giovanni Zingaro et al. · 2016 · 253 citations · Full text

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Internet of things and ransomware: Evolution, mitigation and prevention

Mamoona Humayun, N. Z. Jhanjhi, Ahmed Alsayat et al. · Egyptian Informatics Journal · 2020 · 204 citations · Full text

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A retrospective impact analysis of the WannaCry cyberattack on the NHS

Saira Ghafur, Søren Rud Kristensen, Kate Honeyford et al. · npj Digital Medicine · 2019 · 192 citations · Full text

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Authors

289

  1. JH
    Julio Hernández-Castro

    University of Kent, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 74 citations

    3

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  2. LC
    Lena Connolly

    Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway, Ireland

    3 publications · 239 citations

    3

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  3. RE
    Richard Enbody

    Michigan State University, United States

    2 publications · 51 citations

    2

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  4. SN
    Sayeh Nikpay

    University of Minnesota, United States

    2 publications · 139 citations

    2

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  5. ML
    Michael Lang

    Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway, Ireland

    2 publications · 103 citations

    2

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Institutions

134

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    290 citations

  2. University of Kent

    Canterbury, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    118 citations

  3. Taylor's University

    Subang Jaya, Malaysia

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    373 citations

  4. State Key Laboratory of Cryptology

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    78 citations

  5. Carleton University

    Ottawa, Canada

    2 h-index

    12 publications

    209 citations

  6. Snap (United States)

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    78 citations

  7. University of Akron

    Akron, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    122 citations

  8. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    183 citations

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Venues

  1. Computers & Security

    4 publications · 578 citations

    4

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  2. Computer Fraud & Security

    4 publications · 70 citations

    4

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  3. Digital Threats Research and Practice

    DTRAP · 3 publications · 65 citations

    3

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  4. Network Security

    2 publications · 33 citations

    2

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  5. BMJ

    2 publications · 42 citations

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