Ransomware is a growth industry – and it's growing because it works. Attacks by hackers that lock up data unless a ransom is paid shot up an unbelievable 6000% worldwide in 2016 over the previous year. According to the FBI, hackers “earned” over a billion dollars in ransomware attacks in 2016, some five times over the amount they netted in 2015. https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/opinions/small-business-prepare-ransomware/