EconoMical, PsycHologicAl and Societal Impact of RanSomware (EMPHASIS)
Lead Research Organisation:
City St George’s, University of London
Department Name: Sch of Engineering and Mathematical Sci
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Thomas Chen (Principal Investigator) |
| Description | Current ransomware is imperfect from technological, economical, and psychological points of view. Malware infection methods may still be the best place to disrupt attacks. Evidence that ransomware is used by large scale organised crime is still thin on the ground. Ransomware perpetrators other than "script kiddies" are hard to identify other than by intelligence services. |
| Exploitation Route | Too early to say. |
| Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Healthcare Government Democracy and Justice |
| URL | http://www.emphasis.ac.uk |
| Description | Ideas from the EMPHASIS project have fed into discussions about information security management and cyber crime, via presentations and public engagement publications. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2017 |
| Sector | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Government, Democracy and Justice |
| Impact Types | Societal Economic Policy & public services |
| Description | No More Ransom |
| Organisation | No More Ransom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | We are advertising No More Ransom on our project website and promote No More Ransom to the general public. |
| Collaborator Contribution | No More Ransom is an organisation that provides decryption keys for many specimens of ransomware. The decryption keys allow ransomware victims to recover their files after a ransomware attack. No More Ransom lists our project as a partner on their website, which promotes awareness of our research. |
| Impact | Outcomes: this project is listed on the No More Ransom website, and No More Ransom is listed on the EMPHASIS website. |
| Start Year | 2018 |