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Covers strategies for reliable data backup and disaster recovery planning. Articles address backup frequency, offsite and cloud storage options, recovery time objectives, and testing procedures to ensure business continuity after an incident.

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Ransomware Recovery

Ransomware Recovery Steps: A Battle-Tested Playbook

The Clock Starts the Moment You See the Ransom Note In February 2024, Change Healthcare — one of the largest health payment processors in the United States — was hit by the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group. The attack disrupted pharmacy operations, delayed insurance claims, and affected an estimated one-third of all Americans&

Carl B. Johnson Apr 14, 2026 5 min read
Ransomware Recovery

Ransomware Recovery Steps: A Practical Guide for 2022

Colonial Pipeline Taught Us What Happens Without a Plan In May 2021, Colonial Pipeline paid $4.4 million in ransom after a single compromised password shut down fuel delivery across the Eastern United States. The company had backups. They had resources. They still paid — because their ransomware recovery steps weren&

Carl B. Johnson Mar 18, 2022 7 min read
Ransomware Recovery

Ransomware Recovery Steps: A Practical Playbook

The Colonial Pipeline Wasn't the Wake-Up Call — Your Last Backup Test Was In February 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued renewed guidance on ransomware after a string of attacks against hospitals, schools, and local governments. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center reported that

Carl B. Johnson Mar 12, 2021 7 min read
Ransomware Recovery

Ransomware Recovery Steps: A Battle-Tested Playbook

The Attack That Paralyzed a Hospital System for 28 Days In 2024, Ascension Healthcare — one of the largest health systems in the United States — was hit by the Black Basta ransomware group. The attack disrupted operations across 140 hospitals. Clinicians reverted to paper records. Ambulances were diverted. It took nearly

Carl B. Johnson Nov 30, 2019 7 min read