Ransomware attacks have made a lot of headlines in the past year with several high-profile cases, including that of the Hospital in Los Angeles which had its data encrypted and ended up paying the ransom to get it back. Since January of this year, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has detected over ten thousand instances of ransomware affecting Canadians while many more were already proactively blocked by the Anti-Exploit or Anti-Ransomware Beta products. Back up your files at least once a week and if possible keep those infections by using proper security hygiene and multiple layers of defense.”]