LibGuides: WRIT 220 (Jana Parsons): Finding Sources

Ransomware background information

Ransomware - FBI
A list of resources from the FBI to help you understand ransomware
What is ransomware? - IBM
A quick overview of ransomware, how it works, and types of ransomware attacks
How does ransomware work - Ransomware.org
A quick overview of how ransomware works
Ransomware trends 2021 - HHS Cybersecurity Program
Report date: 6/3/2021
23 Key Cyber Crime Statistics Data
A look at cyber crime trends
Live Cyberthreat Map - Check Point
Interactive map shows active cybersecurity threats
News - CyberTalk.org
Cyber security news and insights
FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)- Industry Alerts
See internet crime industry alerts by year
FBI IC3 Annual Reports
Internet crime annual reports
NSA Cybersecurity Advisories & Guidance
NSA leverages its elite technical capability to develop advisories and mitigations on evolving cybersecurity threats. Browse or search NSA repository of advisories, info sheets, tech reports, and operational risk notices.

Perceptions

Pew Research Center
Provides data and analysis on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the United States and the world. Includes some raw data.
Reuters Polling
Weekly polls on a variety of topics since 2012.

Legislation

Cybersecurity Law, Standards and Regulations, 2nd Edition by Tari Schreider
Call Number: Available Online via Ebook Central College Complete
ISBN: 9781944480585
Publication Date: 2020
In a friendly style, offering real-world business examples from his own experience supported by a wealth of court cases, Schreider covers the range of practical information you will need as you explore – and prepare to apply – cybersecurity law.

Podcasts - additional background information

Darknet Diaries
This is a podcast about hackers, breaches, shadow government activity, hacktivism, cybercrime, and all the things that dwell on the hidden parts of the network.
Hacked
As hacking leaves the dark corners of the internet and makes its way into our daily lives, we set out to paint a picture of this curious (and occasionally criminal) world. Join us on Hacked, as Jordan Bloemen, communicator and storyteller, and Scott Francis Winder, technologist and computer security hobbyist, delve into a new story every episode.
The Hacker Mind
The Hacker Mind is an original podcast from ForAllSecure. It’s the stories from the individuals behind the hacks you’ve read about. It’s about meeting some of the security challenges in software through advanced techniques such as fuzz testing. It’s a view of the hackers and their world that you may not have heard before.
Off the Hook
Off The Hook a podcast from 2600: The Hacker Quarterly. It discusses the hacker's view of the emerging technology, and the threats posed by an increasingly Orwellian society. Hear updates on security flaws from the hacker perspective, as well as the latest news from within the hacker community.
Cyber
Hacking. Hackers. Disinformation campaigns. Encryption. The Cyber. This stuff gets complicated really fast, but Motherboard spends its time embedded in the infosec world so you don't have to. Host Ben Makuch talks every week to Motherboard reporters Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai and Joseph Cox about the stories they're breaking and to the industry's most famous hackers and researchers about the biggest news in cybersecurity.
The Hacker Noon
Conversations with technologists about technology. Hosted by Amy Tom and the Hacker Noon team.
H4unt3d Hacker
We bring you REAL talk about cybersecurity. Want to know how hackers see the world and events? Then tune in and go on a trip with the H4unt3d Hackers in their hoppin H4unt3d house. Mike is a former hacktivist, red teamer, SIGINT operator and intelligence analyst. Mike left the world of illegal hacking to help businesses and individuals learn how and why they are attacked and how to prevent it.

Little Seagull Handbook Reference Pages

Required for all WRIT 101 sections beginning Fall 2023: Little Seagull Handbook, 4e. Can be purchased online or in the Cottage Bookstore.

This section of the LibGuide corresponds with Section R-1: Doing Research, Pages 116-128.

Industry perspectives - databases

Databases

You will be able to find news and trade journal (industry specific) articles on a range of topics. Try including your industry in the search string. Example: ransomware AND healthcare.

ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Central is the largest single periodical resource available, bringing together complete databases across all major subject areas, including Business, Health and Medical, Language and Literature, Social Sciences, Education, Science and Technology, as well as core titles in the Performing and Visual Arts, History, Religion, Philosophy, and includes thousands of full-text newspapers from around the world.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Business Source Complete covers business, management, finance, accounting, international business, and economics topics with full-text articles, images, and bibliographic citations. The emphasis is scholarly journals and peer-reviewed journals in the business, economics, and management fields. Updated daily.
Regional Business News Plus This link opens in a new window
This database provides extensive coverage for full-text regional business publications from the United States and Canadian provinces. Scholars and academic researchers can access essential newspapers, radio and TV news transcripts, trade publications, magazines, newswires and videos. Content includes: current news from more than 920 full-text newspapers and newswires; more than 40 active full-text, non-open access regional business publications; more than 2.2 million full-text TV and radio news transcripts; updated daily.
ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window
ABI/INFORM features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world. Coverage from 1971-current.
Computer Science Database This link opens in a new window
This collection provides discipline-specific coverage spanning thousands of publications, many in full text. Subject coverage includes: computer science, information systems, computer security, database design, software development, web commerce, LANs, WANs, intranets, and internet.
U.S. Newsstream This link opens in a new window
U.S. Newsstream enables users to search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format. For academic and public libraries, U.S. Newsstream offers exclusive access to the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and co-exclusive access (with Factiva) to The Wall Street Journal. U.S. Newsstream also offers one of the largest collections of local and regional newspapers, and is cross-searchable on the ProQuest platform. Coverage: 1980-Current.

Preventing ransomware

How Can I Protect Against Ransomware? - CISA
several no-cost resources to help you take a proactive approach to protecting your organization against ransomware.
Cyber Essentials - CISA
CISA’s Cyber Essentials is a guide for leaders of small businesses as well as leaders of small and local government agencies to develop an actionable understanding of where to start implementing organizational cybersecurity practices.
Ransomware Guide - CISA
On September 30, 2020, a joint Ransomware Guide was released, which is a customer centered, one-stop resource with best practices and ways to prevent, protect and/or respond to a ransomware attack.
Business Continuity Plan -Ready.gov
Overview of how to develop a business continuity plan when business is disrupted