The rise of ransomware and emerging security challenges in the Internet of Things

• Main Authors: Yaqoob, I., Ahmed, E., Rehman, M.H.U., Ahmed, A.I.A., Al-Garadi, M.A., Imran, M., Guizani, M.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18953/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2017.09.003

With the increasing miniaturization of smartphones, computers, and sensors in the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm, strengthening the security and preventing ransomware attacks have become key concerns. Traditional security mechanisms are no longer applicable because of the involvement of resource-...