Online Risk Evaluation

Answer all the following questions, to have a free risk evaluation completed. If you have any questions about any of these items, please phone us.

Name: Privacy Policy

Email: Privacy Policy

1) What kind of data are stored on your computer?

Occasional letters and reports
Client Records
Accounting
Most critical business data

 

2) If all data on your computer were lost, and all backup tapes destroyed, how long would it take one person to re-enter it manually?

1 Week
4 Weeks
6 Months
1 Year
Over 1 Year

 

3) Do you keep paper records that you could use as a source to re-enter lost computer data?

Yes
No

 

4) How often do you perform a full backup?

Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Year

 

5) How is the backup done?

Automatically
Manually, by a skilled person
Other

 

6) How long do you keep copies of your old data?

We use the same tape/DVD every day.
One Week
One Month
One Year

 

7) How often are backup tapes verified?

Every time a backup is done
Periodically
Never

 

8) How often do you re-evaluate your backup strategy?

Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
Never

 

9) Where are your backup tapes stored?

Off-site secure data storage vault
At home
In a safe at the office
Next to the computer
We don't do backups.

 

10) Who has access to your computers? (all that apply)

Trusted, computer-skilled employees
People with no computer training
Unskilled employees
Employees who will soon quit

 

11) Do you or any of your employees: (all that apply)

Install non-company software?
Borrow software from friends?
Access your computers by modem?

 

12) How many computers do you have?

1
2-10
11-20
Over 20

 

13) Do you have a computer network?

Yes
No

 


 

Did you know...

There are three main quantifiable costs associated with each incident of data loss: (1) the cost of technical support in the recovery effort, (2) lost productivity due to user downtime, and (3) the possible cost associated with data that is permanently lost.

Average Cost of Each Data Loss Incident:

Technical Services

$380
Lost Productivity

$177
Value of the
lost data

$2,000
Total $2,557

Pepperdine Study - The Cost of Lost Data, 9/99

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