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Total length of the course: 2-4 hours
Ransomware has evolved from a crude experiment on floppy disks to one of the most sophisticated and lucrative criminal industries in the world. In this course, trace that evolution from the AIDS Trojan through the rise of encryption, botnets, and Bitcoin, to the professionalised RaaS model and double extortion tactics that define the threat today. Explore how groups like Conti and REvil actually operate, examine how states including Russia, North Korea, China, and Iran have woven ransomware into their strategic arsenals, and ask a deceptively simple question: is ransomware really just another form of organized crime, or something more complex and harder to fight?
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History of ransomware
Introduction
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How it started: the AIDS Trojan
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Towards stronger encryption
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Botnet and Bitcoin
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Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS)
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Advertisement and double extortion
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Professionalisation of ransomware
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The MOB framework
Introduction
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Modus operandi, organizational structure, and branding
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How modern ransomware groups differ in modus operandi, organizational structure, and branding
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MOB elements
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The ransomware playbook
Introduction
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11 stages of the playbook
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Case study: Conti’s playbook
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How states deploy ransomware
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Russia
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North Korea
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China
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Iran
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Ransomware and organized crime
Introduction
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Internal structure – organized operations
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Monopolising illicit behavior
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Global targeting without territory
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Competition
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Wrap up
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