Ransomware is a type of malicious software that blocks access to a computer by encrypting user’s files until a ransom is paid to the attacker.There have been several reported high-profile ransomware attacks including...Ransomware is a type of malicious software that blocks access to a computer by encrypting user’s files until a ransom is paid to the attacker.There have been several reported high-profile ransomware attacks including WannaCry,Petya,and Bad Rabbit resulting in losses of over a billion dollars to various individuals and businesses in the world.The analysis of ransomware is often carried out via sandbox environments;however,the initial setup and configuration of such environments is a challenging task.Also,it is difficult for an ordinary computer user to correctly interpret the complex results presented in the reports generated by such environments and analysis tools.In this research work,we aim to develop a user-friendly model to understand the taxonomy and analysis of ransomware attacks.Also,we aim to present the results of analysis in the form of summarized reports that can easily be understood by an ordinary computer user.Our model is built on top of the well-known Cuckoo sandbox environment for identification of the ransomware as well as generation of the summarized reports.In addition,for evaluating the usability and accessibility of our proposed model,we conduct a comprehensive user survey consisting of participants from various fields,e.g.,professional developers from software houses,people from academia(professors,students).Our evaluation results demonstrate a positive feedback of approximately 92%on the usability of our proposed model.展开更多
Dear Editor,The influenza H1N1 virus has caused three global pandemics since the beginning of the 20th century(Liu et al.,2015).The first is the notorious Spanish flu in 191&which killed 20-100 million people in t...Dear Editor,The influenza H1N1 virus has caused three global pandemics since the beginning of the 20th century(Liu et al.,2015).The first is the notorious Spanish flu in 191&which killed 20-100 million people in the world.It circulated for nearly 40 years and was replaced by influenza H2N2 virus.In 1977,the virus reappeared in Russia and caused global pandemics.It continued to circulate until 2009 when it was replaced by the pandemic H1N1 virus.Influenza H1N1 viruses cause large morbidity and mortality to human society,and will continue to threaten humans.Vaccination is the most effective way to fight against the virus.However,due to rapid mutation of the virus,antigenic drift happens frequently,which leads to inefficiency of influenza vaccines.How to timely identify antigenic variants is an important question in influenza surveillance.展开更多
Three sets of High Intensity Beam Emittance Measurement Units (HIBEMUs) are being developed at Peking University. They are HIBEMU-2 (slit-wire type, one direction), HIBEMU-3 (Allison scanner type, one direction) and H...Three sets of High Intensity Beam Emittance Measurement Units (HIBEMUs) are being developed at Peking University. They are HIBEMU-2 (slit-wire type, one direction), HIBEMU-3 (Allison scanner type, one direction) and HIBEMU-4 (slit-wire type, two directions). For HIBEMU-2 and HIBEMU-3, more recent work has been done on software redesign in order to measure beam emittance and to draw phase diagram more efficiently and precisely. Software for control and data processing of them were developed in Labveiw environment, trying to improve calculation rationality and to offer user-friendly interface. Mechanical modification was also done for HIBEMU-3, mainly concentrating on the protection of Faraday cups from being overheated by the high intensity beam and also from interference of secondary electrons. This paper will also cover the mechanical structure as well as the software development of HIBEMU-4, which is a two-direction emittance scanner newly designed and manufactured for the high energy beam transport (HEBT) of Peking University Neutron Imaging FaciliTY (PKUNIFTY). At the end of this paper, comparison and analysis of the three HIBEMUs are given to draw forth better design of the future emittance measurement facility.展开更多
基金support of Security Testing-Innovative Secured Systems Lab(ISSL)established at University of Engineering&Technology,Peshawar,Pakistan under the Higher Education Commission initiative of National Center for Cyber Security(Grant No.2(1078)/HEC/M&E/2018/707).
文摘Ransomware is a type of malicious software that blocks access to a computer by encrypting user’s files until a ransom is paid to the attacker.There have been several reported high-profile ransomware attacks including WannaCry,Petya,and Bad Rabbit resulting in losses of over a billion dollars to various individuals and businesses in the world.The analysis of ransomware is often carried out via sandbox environments;however,the initial setup and configuration of such environments is a challenging task.Also,it is difficult for an ordinary computer user to correctly interpret the complex results presented in the reports generated by such environments and analysis tools.In this research work,we aim to develop a user-friendly model to understand the taxonomy and analysis of ransomware attacks.Also,we aim to present the results of analysis in the form of summarized reports that can easily be understood by an ordinary computer user.Our model is built on top of the well-known Cuckoo sandbox environment for identification of the ransomware as well as generation of the summarized reports.In addition,for evaluating the usability and accessibility of our proposed model,we conduct a comprehensive user survey consisting of participants from various fields,e.g.,professional developers from software houses,people from academia(professors,students).Our evaluation results demonstrate a positive feedback of approximately 92%on the usability of our proposed model.
基金supported by the National Key Plan for Scientific Research and Development of China (2016YFC1200200 and 2016YFD0500300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31500126 and 31671371)+1 种基金the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (2016-I2M-1-005the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China
文摘Dear Editor,The influenza H1N1 virus has caused three global pandemics since the beginning of the 20th century(Liu et al.,2015).The first is the notorious Spanish flu in 191&which killed 20-100 million people in the world.It circulated for nearly 40 years and was replaced by influenza H2N2 virus.In 1977,the virus reappeared in Russia and caused global pandemics.It continued to circulate until 2009 when it was replaced by the pandemic H1N1 virus.Influenza H1N1 viruses cause large morbidity and mortality to human society,and will continue to threaten humans.Vaccination is the most effective way to fight against the virus.However,due to rapid mutation of the virus,antigenic drift happens frequently,which leads to inefficiency of influenza vaccines.How to timely identify antigenic variants is an important question in influenza surveillance.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foudation of China (Grant No. 11075008)
文摘Three sets of High Intensity Beam Emittance Measurement Units (HIBEMUs) are being developed at Peking University. They are HIBEMU-2 (slit-wire type, one direction), HIBEMU-3 (Allison scanner type, one direction) and HIBEMU-4 (slit-wire type, two directions). For HIBEMU-2 and HIBEMU-3, more recent work has been done on software redesign in order to measure beam emittance and to draw phase diagram more efficiently and precisely. Software for control and data processing of them were developed in Labveiw environment, trying to improve calculation rationality and to offer user-friendly interface. Mechanical modification was also done for HIBEMU-3, mainly concentrating on the protection of Faraday cups from being overheated by the high intensity beam and also from interference of secondary electrons. This paper will also cover the mechanical structure as well as the software development of HIBEMU-4, which is a two-direction emittance scanner newly designed and manufactured for the high energy beam transport (HEBT) of Peking University Neutron Imaging FaciliTY (PKUNIFTY). At the end of this paper, comparison and analysis of the three HIBEMUs are given to draw forth better design of the future emittance measurement facility.
