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------------------------------------------- Trial Account -----------------------------------------------Risk Assessment
Please answer the following questions:
What kind of data is stored on your computers? - Occasional letter and report Client Records Accounting Most Critical business data If all data on your computers were lost, and all data backup media destroyed, how long would it take one person to re-enter it manually? - 1 Week 4 Weeks 6 Months 1 Year Over 1 Year
Do you keep paper records that you could use as a source to re-enter lost computer data? - Yes No
How often do you perform a full data backup? - Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly
How is your data backup done? - Automatically Manually, by a skilled person Other
What type of backup media do you use? - Tape CDRW DVDRW CD DVD External Drive(s)
How often do you replace your backup media? - Never Once Week Once Month Once a Year
How often is your backup media verified? - Every time a backup is done Periodically Never
How often do you re-evaluate your data backup & storage strategy? - Weekly Monthly Yearly Never
Where is your backup media stored? - Off-site secure data storage vault At home In a safe at the office Next to the computer/server We don’t do backups
Who has access to your computers (lowest level that applies)? - Trusted, computer-skilled employee People with no computer skills Unskilled employees Employees who will soon quit
Do you or any of your employees (lowest level that applies) do the following? - Install non-company software Borrow software from friends Access the internet
How many computers do you have? - 1 2-10 11-20 Over 20
Do you have a computer network? - Yes No
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93% of small to medium business backup their data to tape(1). 34% do not test their backups and those tested, over 50% found their tape backups fail to recover(2).
Sources: (1) Gartner Group (2) Storage Magazine