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A cyber-kill-chain based taxonomy of crypto-ransomware features (2019)
Journal Article
Dargahi, T., Dehghantanha, A., Nikkhah Bahrami, P., Conti, M., Bianchi, G., & Benedetto, L. (2019). A cyber-kill-chain based taxonomy of crypto-ransomware features. Journal of Computer Virology and Hacking Techniques, 15, 277-305. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11416-019-00338-7

In spite of being just a few years old, ransomware is quickly becoming a serious threat to our digital infrastructures, data and services. Majority of ransomware families are requesting for a ransom payment to restore a custodian access or decrypt da... Read More about A cyber-kill-chain based taxonomy of crypto-ransomware features.

Fuzzy pattern tree for edge malware detection and categorization in IoT (2019)
Journal Article
Dovom, E., Azmoodeh, A., Dehghantanha, A., Newton, D., Parizi, R., & Karimipour, H. (2019). Fuzzy pattern tree for edge malware detection and categorization in IoT. Journal of Systems Architecture, 97(Aug 19), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sysarc.2019.01.017

The surging pace of Internet of Things (IoT) development and its applications has resulted in significantly large amounts of data (commonly known as big data) being communicated and processed across IoT networks. While cloud computing has led to seve... Read More about Fuzzy pattern tree for edge malware detection and categorization in IoT.

Forensic investigation of cross platform massively multiplayer online games : Minecraft as a case study (2019)
Journal Article
Taylor, P., Mwiki, H., Dehghantanha, A., Akibini, A., Choo, K., Hammoudeh, M., & Parizi, R. (2019). Forensic investigation of cross platform massively multiplayer online games : Minecraft as a case study. Science & justice (Online), 59(3), 337-348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2019.01.005

Minecraft, a Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG), has reportedly millions of players from different age groups worldwide. With Minecraft being so popular, particularly with younger audiences, it is no surprise that the interactive nature of Mine... Read More about Forensic investigation of cross platform massively multiplayer online games : Minecraft as a case study.