Wanna Cry Ransom Ware: Evaluating Risk & Implementing Security Measures
Eesha Mishra1, Archita Bhatnagar2
1Eesha Mishra, Scholar, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)-250005, India.
2Archita Bhatnagar, Assistant Professor, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)-250005, India.
Manuscript received on 04 July 2018 | Revised Manuscript received on 23 July 2018 | Manuscript published on 30 July 2018 | PP: 11-13 | Volume-7 Issue-3, July 2018 | Retrieval Number: B1746057218©BEIESP
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Abstract: Incidents of wannacry has been escalated over 150 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Russia, Taiwan, France, and Japan. The software can run in as many as 27 different languages, it is important to understand to what extent cyber attacks can be predicted . There are many related and ongoing research available on cyber security threat, but wannacry ransomware attack has become one of the main security concern now a days. This paper shall evaluate the securitymeasures to secure victim’s pc from wannacry ransomware attack and analyze the risk from this threat.
Keywords: Ransom Ware, Wannacry.
Scope of the Article: Big Data Security