Journal of Defense Management
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Abstract

Internet of Things, Ransomware and Terrorism

Arabinda Acharya and Amrit P Acharya

The new form of ransomware attack going by the name ?WannaCry? (Ransom.Wannacry) demonstrated how vulnerabilities in the cyber domain can be used to cause mass-scale chaos and shutdown of services and utilities including hospitals, transportation networks and others even though for a limited period.