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 Evaluate Your Risk

For each applicable answer, find the number that appears in the second column and enter it into the blank box to the right of it.  If it is a negative number, use the minus sign before the numbers. At the end of the survey you will see your risk factor.  Use the risk factor to compare with the risk table and you will see what your risk is. 

Please use this as a guide to help you evaluate any short comings in your overall backup strategy.

1) What kind of data is stored on your computer? (All that apply)
-- Occasional letters and reports  +10
-- Client Records  +50
-- Accounting  +100
-- Most critical business data  +200
2) Do you keep paper records that you could use as a source to re-enter lost computer data?
-- Yes  -100
-- No  +100
3) How is the backup done?
-- Automatically  -50
-- Manually, by a skilled person  +10
-- Other  +50
4) How often are backup tapes verified?
-- Every time a backup is done  -50
-- Periodically  +50
-- Never  +100
5) Where are your backup tapes stored?
--Off-site secure data storage vault  -200
--At home  -100
--In a safe at the office  -20
--Next to the computer  +200
--We don't do backups  +500
6) Do you or any of your employees:
--Install non-company software?  +30
--Borrow software from friends?  +50
--Access your computers by modem?  +40
7) Do you have a computer network?
--Yes  +100
--No  0
8) If all data on your computer were lost, and all backup tapes destroyed, how long would it take one person to re-enter it manually?
-- 1 Week  +10
-- 4 Weeks  +30
-- 6 Months  +100
9) How often do you perform a full backup?
-- Daily  -50
-- Weekly  0
-- Monthly  +50
10) How long do you keep copies of your old data?
-- We use the same tape everyday  +100
-- One Week  +50
-- One Month  +30
-- One Year  -50
11) How often do you re-evaluate your backup strategy?
-- Weekly  -50
-- Monthly  -10
-- Yearly  +50
-- Never  +100

12) Who has access to your computers?

-- Trusted, computer-skilled employees  -50
-- People with no computer training  +30
-- Unskilled employees  +50
-- Employees who will soon quit  +100
13) How many computers do you have?
-- One  0
-- Two-Ten  +70
-- Eleven to Twenty  +100
-- Over Twenty  +200

RISK FACTOR: 

Use the table below to see what your risk factor means to you.                          TOP

Less than 0 Very Little Risk You either don't have very much critical data on your computer, and/or your backup plan is adequate. Good work. You may consider using an Online Backup to supplement your backups.
0-100 Slight Risk  If you experience a non-catastrophic loss of data, you will probably be able to recover from it. Generally, you are doing a good job with your backup plan, but you should considering improving.  An Online Backup can help you protect critical files.
101-200 Moderate Risk  A loss of data from your hard drive may not be recoverable.  Your backup plan is not adequate and you are at risk of losing data critical to the operation of your business.
201-500 High Risk  Any major data loss would be catastrophic, and would probably not be recoverable.  Your business is at risk of failure if you lose data.
Over 500 Extremely High Risk  Your backup plan is NOT protecting your data.  You could experience an unrecoverable catastrophic data loss at any time which could cause your business to fail.

 

 

 

 

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