| 1. Do you keep information that is vital to
your organization’s operations on a computer hard drive?
| a. |
All data is kept on computers |
3 |
| b. |
Most of our data is kept on
computers |
2 |
| c. |
We mostly use a paper/file system |
2 |
2. Is the hard drive from question number 1 in a regular
PC or a server of some kind?
| a. |
Regular PC |
2 |
| b. |
Server |
3 |
| c. |
Another device |
2 |
| d. |
Don’t Know |
1 |
3. Are you backing up critical data?
| a. |
Everything is backed up daily |
3 |
| b. |
Employees are responsible for their
own backups |
2 |
| c. |
Run an occasional backup |
2 |
| d. |
Don’t Know |
2 |
4. Are you backing up data to a tape drive or other
device such as a zip drive or writable CDs?
| a. |
Tape drive in the server (automatic) |
3 |
| b. |
Zip or other device (USB memory
stick) |
2 |
| c. |
Writable CDs |
1 |
| d. |
Don’t Know |
1 |
5. Have you ever tested your backup/recovery system to
ensure that it is working properly or are you assuming that
it is working?
| a. |
We test it regularly |
3 |
| b. |
Tested upon installation |
2 |
| c. |
Never tested |
1 |
| d. |
Don’t Know |
1 |
6. Do you backup critical data offsite or are all backups
kept onsite?
| a. |
Onsite and offsite |
3 |
| b. |
Offsite only |
2 |
| c. |
Onsite only |
2 |
| d. |
Don’t Know |
1 |
7. How much money would you lose if all that data had to
be re-entered (taking into account all lost business as a
result)?
| a. |
More than $200,000 |
0 |
| b. |
$100,000 - $200,000 |
0 |
| c. |
between $50,000 and $100,000 |
1 |
| d. |
$0 - $49,000 |
0 |
8. Do you have a high-speed internet connection?
| a. |
Yes |
2 |
| b. |
No |
3 |
| c. |
Don't know |
1 |
9. If you answered “Yes” to question 8, what precautions
are you taking to ensure that no hackers can hijack your
internet connection without you knowing?
| a. |
Hardware firewall protection |
2 |
| b. |
Software firewall protection |
2 |
| c. |
No protection |
0 |
| d. |
Don’t know |
0 |
10. How much time do you estimate your employees use each
week chatting online, reading/writing personal emails,
playing computer games, etc.?
| a. |
0-3 hours per employee per week |
3 |
| b. |
4-10 hours per employee per week |
2 |
| c. |
More than 10 hours per employee per
week |
1 |
| d. |
Don’t know |
1 |
11. Are you running the latest version of operating
systems (Windows XP SP2, Mac OS 10.x)?
| a. |
Yes |
3 |
| b. |
No |
2 |
| c. |
Don't know |
2 |
| Add up all answers applicable to you
_______________
27-36 CONGRATULATIONS, you are in
great shape and can probably recover your
critical data even if all your equipment were to
be destroyed.
20-26 You may be able to recover
important data but at great expense if at all.
You should probably seek some profession help
just for insurance.
12-19 You are flirting with disaster.
You may be one hard drive failure away from
losing everything forever. |
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