Ultimately, when it comes to dealing with ransomware, avoiding
an attack in the first place cures all.
2016 has been a good year for Internet businesses.
Unfortunately, one of those fast-growing internet businesses is
ransomware, a malware that infects computer systems and denies
users access to those infected systems. Users are unable to regain
access until they pay a "ransom" to the party that
infected their systems.
The FBI reported that there were 2,453 ransomware complaints to
the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) in 2015, a number likely
to increase significantly in 2016. Hospitals, school districts,
state and local governments, police offices, and numerous
businesses have all been the victims of ransomware attacks this
year.
