"A Clever New Tool Shuts Down Ransomware Before It's Too Late"

A new tool called ShieldFS has been developed by Andrea Continella and his team of researchers to automatically detect ransomware and perform a system restore from backups before the targeted system can be locked down by hackers. This tool performs by identifying cryptographic behaviors attributed to ransomware to not only identify known types, but also new ransomware-like attacks. This article further discusses how this new tool performs, the research and development behind this tool, how researchers plan to demonstrate ShieldFS defense at Black Hat, and current limitations of the tool. 

Wired reports "A Clever New Tool Shuts Down Ransomware Before It's Too Late"