Stark facts about data loss
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Just how badly could data loss affect my business?
What are the causes of data loss?
Source: Understanding Data Loss. CBL Data Recovery Technologies Inc. Industry Sources – Data Recovery Report :
- 44% - Hardware or system failure.
- 32% - Human error.
- 14% - Software program malfunction.
- 7% - Computer virus.
- 3% - Site disaster.
What is the effect of data loss?
Source: National Archives and Record Administration, Washington:
- 93% of Companies that lost their Data Centre for 10 days or more due to a disaster filed for bankruptcy within one year of the disaster.
Source:The U.K. Department of Trade and Industry:
- In the U.K 70% of Businesses that suffered a catastrophic data loss were closed within 18 months.
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Is data loss widespread?
Source:DTI information Security Breaches Survey 2006:
- 29% of firms were hit by systems failure and data corruption
- 52% of firms were hit by premeditated and malicious attack
and yet...
Source:DTI information Security Breaches Survey 2006:
- 25% of UK business don’t store any backups off-site
- 40% have no disaster recovery plan in place
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