How vulnerable are you?

Most companies and organisation know how vital their IT systems are for their day to day operations - and the consequences of any kind of disaster. But how well prepared are you? And where are the weak points in your system? This short questionnaire will help you find out...

1. What anti-virus/anti-spam measures do you have in place? None
In house software
Managed solution from a service provider

2. If your IT system has gone down in the last six months, how long did it take to get the problem fixed? Under two hours
The same day
The next day
Longer

3. Where are your main servers located? Onsite
Offsite in second office
Offsite in secure remote location

4. For your most critical business applications - such as customer databases or financial records - where do you back up the data? Not backed up
Backed up on tape daily
Backed up on tape daily, with weekly offsite copy
Backed up onto second server(s) on site
Backed up onto second server at off site location once a day
Live and continuous back up to server at off site location

5. If a disaster affected your company or organisation, what would your staff be able to access from a remote location or home? Nothing
New email
Old email, diary and tasks
Business critical databases or applications
All of the above

6. How long would it take for you to have access to your critical applications such as email, customer databases and financial information? No plan in place
Within 24 hours
Within four hours
Within two hours
Immediately

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