Ransomware protection -- what you may be missing

Unless you have been living on a remote island with no internet access, you are no doubt familiar with ransomware.
It is a simple but frightening concept -- making all of your files unavailable, and then demanding that you pay to get them back. Ransomware is definitely a growth industry, with a 30% increase in cases in Q1 of 2016 alone, according to Security Intelligence.
We should not be surprised at all by this trend, as it seems to be the nearly perfect crime. It is an easy business to start