Ransomware Revealed: A Beginner’s Guide to Protecting and Recovering from Ransomware Attacks

© Nihad A. Hassan 2019

N. A. HassanRansomware Revealedhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4255-1_1

1. Ransomware Overview

Nihad A. Hassan¹ 

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New York, USA

 

Rapid technological development has brought with it an increase in cyberattacks. Cybercrimes have become more complex and can lead to compromising thousands or even millions of devices simultaneously. Today there are various types of cybercrimes, and one of the latest—and most dreaded—is ransomware, also called digital extortion or digital blackmail.

Ransomware is a kind of malware that prevents users from accessing their computing device resources and/or personal data using various methods. Ransomware does not intend to bring any damage to the computer file system, instead leaving it functional ...