

4 Steps for Creating a Business Continuity Plan
Developing strategies for business growth is a cornerstone of the modern organization. Developing strategies to help avoid business loss is just as important, which means business continuity plans are critical. These documents provide detailed plans on how to keep essential operations running during an emergency in order to minimize losses. Some organizations call these documents "disaster recovery plans." Others use this term to refer to department-level recovery plans and u


Ransomware and the Case of the Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital
Ransomware- To pay or not to pay..... NOT- The answer is NOT to pay, or better yet, not to HAVE to pay. Allow me to explain. By now, you've likely heard about the CryptoLocker or CryptoWall attack- the ransomware that very recently took hold of Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital in California. Hackers infiltrated the hospital's network, locked critical files- CT Scans, documents, patients' pharmaceutical needs, lab work, etc., and then demanded a ransom for the information neede