Aaron Zimba

553 total citations
27 papers, 363 citations indexed

About

Aaron Zimba is a scholar working on Information Systems, Computer Networks and Communications and Signal Processing. According to data from OpenAlex, Aaron Zimba has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 363 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Information Systems, 19 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 15 papers in Signal Processing. Recurrent topics in Aaron Zimba's work include Network Security and Intrusion Detection (18 papers), Advanced Malware Detection Techniques (15 papers) and Information and Cyber Security (11 papers). Aaron Zimba is often cited by papers focused on Network Security and Intrusion Detection (18 papers), Advanced Malware Detection Techniques (15 papers) and Information and Cyber Security (11 papers). Aaron Zimba collaborates with scholars based in China, Zambia and Nigeria. Aaron Zimba's co-authors include Zhaoshun Wang, Hongsong Chen and Christopher Ifeanyi Eke and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Solar Energy and Future Generation Computer Systems.

In The Last Decade

Aaron Zimba

24 papers receiving 344 citations

Peers

Aaron Zimba
Faheem Ullah Australia
Hao Fu United States
Chin‐Wei Tien Taiwan
Ahsan Nazir China
Kavita Sharma India
Ahsan Wajahat China
Yao Cheng China
Theodoros Spyridopoulos United Kingdom
Sara N. Matheu Spain
Hwankuk Kim South Korea
Faheem Ullah Australia
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All Works

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Zimba, Aaron, et al.. (2025). Unveiling deception: a socio-economic analysis of smishing attacks on mobile money transaction users. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 12(1).
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Zimba, Aaron. (2021). A Bayesian Attack-Network Modeling Approach to Mitigating Malware-Based Banking Cyberattacks. International Journal of Computer Network and Information Security. 14(1). 25–39. 7 indexed citations
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Zimba, Aaron, et al.. (2020). Modeling and detection of the multi-stages of Advanced Persistent Threats attacks based on semi-supervised learning and complex networks characteristics. Future Generation Computer Systems. 106. 501–517. 71 indexed citations
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Zimba, Aaron, et al.. (2019). Cryptojacking injection: A paradigm shift to cryptocurrency-based web-centric internet attacks. Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce. 29(1). 40–59. 16 indexed citations
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Zimba, Aaron, Hongsong Chen, & Zhaoshun Wang. (2019). Bayesian network based weighted APT attack paths modeling in cloud computing. Future Generation Computer Systems. 96. 525–537. 43 indexed citations
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Zimba, Aaron, et al.. (2019). Addressing Crypto-Ransomware Attacks: Before You Decide whether To-Pay or Not-To. Journal of Computer Information Systems. 61(1). 53–63. 5 indexed citations
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Zimba, Aaron, et al.. (2019). On the Economic Impact of Crypto-ransomware Attacks: The State of the Art on Enterprise Systems. 4(1). 3–31. 29 indexed citations
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Zimba, Aaron, et al.. (2019). Understanding the Evolution of Ransomware: Paradigm Shifts in Attack Structures. International Journal of Computer Network and Information Security. 11(1). 26–39. 11 indexed citations
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Zimba, Aaron, et al.. (2019). Recent Advances in Cryptovirology: State-of-the-Art Crypto Mining and Crypto Ransomware Attacks. KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems. 13(6). 11 indexed citations
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Zimba, Aaron, et al.. (2018). Crypto Mining Attacks in Information Systems: An Emerging Threat to Cyber Security. Journal of Computer Information Systems. 60(4). 297–308. 30 indexed citations
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Zimba, Aaron, Zhaoshun Wang, & Hongsong Chen. (2018). Multi-stage crypto ransomware attacks: A new emerging cyber threat to critical infrastructure and industrial control systems. ICT Express. 4(1). 14–18. 56 indexed citations
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Zimba, Aaron, et al.. (2018). Cyber Attacks in Cloud Computing: Modelling Multi-stage Attacks using Probability Density Curves. International Journal of Computer Network and Information Security. 10(3). 25–36. 3 indexed citations
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Zimba, Aaron, et al.. (2018). Towards Data Resilience: The Analytical Case of Crypto Ransomware Data Recovery Techniques. International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science. 10(1). 40–51. 12 indexed citations
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Zimba, Aaron, Hongsong Chen, & Zhaoshun Wang. (2018). Bayesian-Boolean Logic Security Assessment Model for Malware-Free Intrusions.. Int. J. Netw. Secur.. 20. 558–567. 2 indexed citations
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Zimba, Aaron & Zhaoshun Wang. (2017). Malware-Free Intrusions: Exploitation of Built-in Pre-Authentication Services for APT Attack Vectors. International Journal of Computer Network and Information Security. 9(7). 1–10. 7 indexed citations
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Zimba, Aaron, et al.. (2017). Exploitation of DNS Tunneling for Optimization of Data Exfiltration in Malware-free APT Intrusions. 1(1). 51–56. 3 indexed citations
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Zimba, Aaron, et al.. (2016). Analyzing trust concerns in public clouds using finite state automata. 2. 25–29. 4 indexed citations

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