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Title: Protecció i gestió de la continuïtat de negoci davant un atac ransomware per a PIMEs
Author: Marcos Benítez, Mònica
Tutor: Jove Canela, Albert  
Others: Pérez-Solà, Cristina  
Abstract: Nowadays, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the use of technology in vulnerable workplaces has increased. Cybercriminals are aware of these vulnerabilities and take advantage of these opportunities to obtain benefits of it. In the business world, we can find small and medium sized enterprises, SMEs, which are the most vulnerable companies as a consequence of having a small budget and training in security in general and cybersecurity in particular. Making these companies very interesting for cybercriminals. An attack that has been heard in the recent years is the one called ransomware, which is a malware that is introduced into corporate devices by downloading incoming files via e-mail, among others, and that its goal is to encrypt the company files and data, requesting a ransom for that data and thus make a profit. At the same time, cybercriminals are threatening to release this data, which could be sensitive and could have legal as well as economic and reputational consequences, as a result of being attacked by this type of malware. The aim of this study is to make SMEs aware of the importance of reorienting part of their budgets towards cybersecurity, applying affordable prevention measures to prevent them from being the victims of a ransomware attack, or, if they are affected by it, to be able to minimize the impact and consequences.
Keywords: SMEs
ransomware
computer security
Document type: info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Issue Date: 22-May-2022
Publication license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/  
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