How to stop ransomware: Backup can protect you, but only if you do it right

Kees van der Pot writes that he’s “afraid of ransomware and looking for a way to protect my backups.” Most forms of malware hide their infections, but ransomware boldly declares itself and demands money or you’ll never see your beloved files again. And if you haven’t taken the right precautions ahead of time, your choices really are either pay the money or lose your files. [Have a tech question? Ask PCWorld Contributing Editor Lincoln Spector. Send your query to answer@pcworld.com.]