Ransomware: An Interdisciplinary Technical and Legal Approach
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Hindawi
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2022-08-01Referencia bibliográfica
M. Robles-Carrillo, P. García-Teodoro, "Ransomware: An Interdisciplinary Technical and Legal Approach", Security and Communication Networks, vol. 2022, Article ID 2806605, 17 pages, 2022. [https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/2806605]
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Spanish Government; European Commission PID2020-114495RB-I00Abstract
Ransomware constitutes a prevalent global cybersecurity threat since several years ago, but it is almost pandemic at present. To a
larger extent, the growth of this criminal practice is due to its high economic efficiency and high degree of impunity. Efficiency in
general is mainly a consequence of its high and sophisticated technical development more varieties, more devices to use it on and
more functional complexity, while impunity is mostly the result of shortcomings and gaps in legal regulation. However, both of
the aspects are closely related, as combating ransomware requires adopting and integrating technical solutions and legal sanctions
with an interdisciplinary approach. Regretfully, the analyze of the ransomware’s background, theoretical framework and practice
shows a vast majority of technical proposals and a lack of either interdisciplinary or legal studies. +e technical as well as the legal
dimensions of ransomware need to be addressed to properly understand the scope and nature of the problem and its potential
solutions. Following this approach, some basic guidelines about defense, mitigation and sanction methods are proposed in order
to reach a feasible response to the challenge of defeating ransomware. +ese include the definition of ransomware as an autonomous
offence. After setting out the main results of the doctrine, the conclusion section specifies the solutions drawn from
such an interdisciplinary technical-legal approach.