LarsonAllen Adds Business Continuity Services to Information Security Practice

Minneapolis (March 4, 2004) -- Top-ranked accounting firm LarsonAllen, based here, has teamed with Continuity Solutions Inc., a provider of disaster recovery and business continuity planning and program management services, to add business continuity services to its information security practice.

The partnership will offer both firms’ clients access to the other’s expertise in information security and business continuity, the firms said.

“The partnership with LarsonAllen is a natural fit for both firms. Our clients will definitely benefit from the combined practice, especially those facing the complex the security regulatory compliance requirements of HIPAA, Gramm-Leach-Bliley and Sarbanes-Oxley,” said Jeff Olejnik, president of Continuity Solutions.

Minneapolis-based Continuity Solutions develops and administers disaster recovery and business continuity plans and programs for the financial service companies, health care organizations and law firms. The company's services include: risk assessment/business impact analysis; plan development; testing and assessment and program administration outsourcing.

LarsonAllen's Information Security Services Group offers independent information security testing and consulting services that include network penetration; internal network vulnerability assessment; IT audit; incident response/forensics; social engineering assessment; information security policy development; regulatory compliance and information security awareness training.

-- WebCPA staff

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