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Researchers have proposed a wide range of ransomware detection and analysis schemes. However, most of these efforts have focused on older families targeting Windows 7/8 systems. Hence there is a critical need to develop efficient solutions…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-06-27 Aldin Vehabovic , Hadi Zanddizari , Farook Shaikh , Nasir Ghani , Morteza Safaei Pour , Elias Bou-Harb , Jorge Crichigno

With the rapid technological advancement, security has become a major issue due to the increase in malware activity that poses a serious threat to the security and safety of both computer systems and stakeholders. To maintain stakeholders,…

Ransomware attacks have caused billions of dollars in damages in recent years, and are expected to cause billions more in the future. Consequently, significant effort has been devoted to ransomware detection and mitigation. Behavioral-based…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-14 Dorjan Hitaj , Giulio Pagnotta , Fabio De Gaspari , Lorenzo De Carli , Luigi V. Mancini

A survey of machine learning techniques trained to detect ransomware is presented. This work builds upon the efforts of Taylor et al. in using sensor-based methods that utilize data collected from built-in instruments like CPU power and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-10-18 Erik Larsen , David Noever , Korey MacVittie

Nowadays security is major concern for any user connected to the internet. Various types of attacks are to be performed by intruders to obtaining user information as manin-middle attack, denial of service, malware attacks etc. Malware…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-01-22 Jaspreet Kaur

Research shows that over the last decade, malware has been growing exponentially, causing substantial financial losses to various organizations. Different anti-malware companies have been proposing solutions to defend attacks from these…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-04-05 Hemant Rathore , Swati Agarwal , Sanjay K. Sahay , Mohit Sewak

Machine learning is rapidly becoming one of the most important technology for malware traffic detection, since the continuous evolution of malware requires a constant adaptation and the ability to generalize. However, network traffic…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-09-25 Ivan Letteri , Antonio Di Cecco , Giuseppe Della Penna

Ransomware has emerged as one of the major global threats in recent days. The alarming increasing rate of ransomware attacks and new ransomware variants intrigue the researchers in this domain to constantly examine the distinguishing traits…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-12-12 Rawshan Ara Mowri , Madhuri Siddula , Kaushik Roy

Detecting encryption-driven cyber threats remains a large challenge due to the evolving techniques employed to evade traditional detection mechanisms. An entropy-based computational framework was introduced to analyze multi-domain system…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-03-27 Michael Mannon , Evan Statham , Quentin Featherstone , Sebastian Arkwright , Clive Fenwick , Gareth Willoughby

Ransomware has appeared as one of the major global threats in recent days. The alarming increasing rate of ransomware attacks and new ransomware variants intrigue the researchers to constantly examine the distinguishing traits of ransomware…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-11-15 Rawshan Ara Mowri , Madhuri Siddula , Kaushik Roy

Emergence of crypto-ransomware has significantly changed the cyber threat landscape. A crypto ransomware removes data custodian access by encrypting valuable data on victims' computers and requests a ransom payment to reinstantiate…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-08-07 Sajad Homayoun , Ali Dehghantanha , Marzieh Ahmadzadeh , Sattar Hashemi , Raouf Khayami

The rapid evolution of encryption-based threats has rendered conventional detection mechanisms increasingly ineffective against sophisticated attack strategies. Monitoring entropy variations across hierarchical system levels offers an…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-08-11 Hayden Srynn , Gilbert Pomeroy , Florence Lytton , Godfrey Ashcombe , Valentine Harcourt , Duncan Pettigrew

The increasing sophistication of encryption-based ransomware has demanded innovative approaches to detection and mitigation, prompting the development of a hierarchical framework grounded in probabilistic cryptographic analysis. By focusing…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-08-11 Kevin Pekepok , Persephone Kirkwood , Esme Christopolous , Florence Braithwaite , Oliver Nightingale

The incremental diffusion of machine learning algorithms in supporting cybersecurity is creating novel defensive opportunities but also new types of risks. Multiple researches have shown that machine learning methods are vulnerable to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-06-18 Giovanni Apruzzese , Mauro Andreolini , Luca Ferretti , Mirco Marchetti , Michele Colajanni

Ransomware impact different organizations for years, it causes huge monetary, reputation loss and operation impact. Other than typical data encryption by ransomware, attackers can request ransom from the victim organizations via data…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-02-04 Anthony Cheuk Tung Lai , Ping Fan Ke , Alan Ho

Currently, different forms of ransomware are increasingly threatening Internet users. Modern ransomware encrypts important user data and it is only possible to recover it once a ransom has been paid. In this paper we show how…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-04-10 Krzysztof Cabaj , Wojciech Mazurczyk

With the rapid growth of the number of devices on the Internet, malware poses a threat not only to the affected devices but also their ability to use said devices to launch attacks on the Internet ecosystem. Rapid malware classification is…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-07-30 Hikmat Farhat , Veronica Rammouz

Linux-based cloud environments have become lucrative targets for ransomware attacks, employing various encryption schemes at unprecedented speeds. Addressing the urgency for real-time ransomware protection, we propose leveraging the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-09-11 Adrian Brodzik , Tomasz Malec-Kruszyński , Wojciech Niewolski , Mikołaj Tkaczyk , Krzysztof Bocianiak , Sok-Yen Loui

Machine learning algorithms are effective in several applications, but they are not as much successful when applied to intrusion detection in cyber security. Due to the high sensitivity to their training data, cyber detectors based on…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-06-15 Giovanni Apruzzese , Mauro Andreolini , Michele Colajanni , Mirco Marchetti

Cybersecurity is essential, and attacks are rapidly growing and getting more challenging to detect. The traditional Firewall and Intrusion Detection system, even though it is widely used and recommended but it fails to detect new attacks,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-09-17 Mustafa Sakhai , Maciej Wielgosz