{"id":37,"date":"2017-07-25T12:11:41","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T12:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hackerintent.co.nf\/?p=37"},"modified":"2017-07-25T12:11:41","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T12:11:41","slug":"ransomware-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/takeondevops.com\/?p=37","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Running somewhere&#8221; not an option when Ransomware strikes."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Basically, Ransomware is everywhere these days. Why I titled this post as &#8220;Running Somewhere &#8230;&#8221; is because, there is nowhere to hide and no guaranteed recovery of data to which access is denied by Ransomware.<\/p>\n<p>Ransomware, somewhere, everywhere, nowhere.. So many rhyming words isn&#8217;t it\u00a0&#x1f61c;<\/p>\n<p>Anyways, I was assigned to do a literature review on &#8220;The rise of ransomware and proactive measures to detect, prevent and mitigate them&#8221; &#x1f605; . I partnered up with Nithushan Francis for this task. Therefore I&#8217;m in a really good position to blog about Ransomware.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-579\" src=\"https:\/\/alphagreytux.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/07\/screenshot_20170725_221533.png?resize=756%2C413\" alt=\"Screenshot_20170725_221533.png\" width=\"756\" height=\"413\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Like that &#x261d; slide? Go have a closer look\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/view\/e97MMhqI4iWz9n6NPqzM\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>To summerize the content of the literature review<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ransomware are a type of malware that denies users access to their data and seek ransom to grant them access.<\/li>\n<li>There are two types of ransomware. Crypto ransomware are ransomware that encrypts data and Locker ransomware that simply denies access to data ( without encryption )<\/li>\n<li>Initially locker ransomware were the most common ransomware attacks. Nowadays crypto ransomware are much popular than locker ransomware attacks.<\/li>\n<li>Paying the ransom amount doesn&#8217;t guarantee that the victims data will be released.<\/li>\n<li>WannaCry ransomware that recently took the world by storm was possible thanks to a vulnerability in Windows server SMB.<\/li>\n<li>Keeping your systems updated will reduce the chance of ransomware attacks on your system. Make sure security patches are applied, soon as they are released by the vendors.<\/li>\n<li>There are various other frameworks developed to detect and prevent ransomware. But they have problems of their own like performance overheads and therefore aren&#8217;t all that applicable for daily usage.<\/li>\n<li>It is important for a management in an organization to have connections with bodies that govern cybersecurity such as CERT and get their assistance in case of an incident.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information about Ransomware, please contact me or leave a comment down below. 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