A brief overview of ransomware behavior analysis challenges / Uma breve visão geral dos desafios da análise do comportamento do resgate de bens

The ransomware threat is a widespread and growing menace that has caused havoc on many companies and institutions over the world. By leveraging vulnerable and insecure software and using social engineering, cybercriminals have found a wide opportunity for considerable profit in the thriving age of d...

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Autor: Ribeiro, João Vitor Assis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto Superior de Educação Vera Cruz (VeraCruz)
Repositorio:Revista Veras
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.ojs.brazilianjournals.com.br:article/48176
Acceso en línea:https://ojs.brazilianjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/BRJD/article/view/48176
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:ransomware
malware analysis
network security.
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Sumario:The ransomware threat is a widespread and growing menace that has caused havoc on many companies and institutions over the world. By leveraging vulnerable and insecure software and using social engineering, cybercriminals have found a wide opportunity for considerable profit in the thriving age of digital businesses and cyber currency payments. In this light, malware behavior analysis plays a crucial role in the development of proper prevention and detection technology and is the cornerstone of an effective incident response practice. Given this, this survey attempts to perform an overview of the aspects of ransomware behavior that, depending on the prominence of its end goals, can facilitate or hinder its analysis.