Cybersecurity glossary

Cybersecurity definition

What is RaaS?

RaaS stands for Ransomware as a Service.

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A criminal business model where ransomware developers lease their malware and infrastructure to affiliates who carry out the actual attacks and split the ransom, lowering the technical bar for launching a ransomware attack.

Related cybersecurity terms

RansomwareMalware that encrypts a victim's files and demands payment for the decryption key, often spreading to as many systems as possible before it's discovered.

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