Disaster recovery especially important for SMEs, study finds
Having disaster recovery measures in place is even more important for small businesses, new research has revealed.
More than half of all the small business employees questioned admitted to having lost an office laptop, USB stick or Blackberry device at some point in their careers, with public spaces such as pubs and restaurants found to be the most common locations for such mishaps.
Furthermore, despite the acknowledged risks of systems failures or computer infections, 77 per cent of those polled in the Databarraks study said they neglect data security and disaster recovery measures, stating that they regularly store personal content on workplace computers and would reach for their personal mobile phones ahead of their work PCs in the event of a fire.
"This research paints a frightening picture for UK organisations. Almost every business, irrelevant of sector, is reliant on the information stored on its IT network to manage day-to-day operations" said Databarracks managing director Peter Groucutt.
!While employees can be educated to treat corporate data more carefully, human error will always be a factor, so this is not a problem that is going to disappear overnight. More organisations have to start seriously considering secure online backup to protect themselves from unforeseen events".
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