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WNY
Data Vault Data Loss Risk Evaluation
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Answer
all the following questions, and total your Risk Score. Use
the table to estimate your risk. If you have any questions about
any of these items, please contact us.
Less than 0 - Very little risk. You either don't have
very much critical data on your computer, or your backup plan
is probably adequate. Consider using a Remote Backup Service
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 should consider improving. A Remote Backup Service 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 isn't
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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| What
kind of data are stored on your computer? |
| Occasional
letters and reports |
+10 |
| Client
Records |
+50 |
| Accounting |
+100 |
| Most
critical business data |
+200 |
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| 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 |
+50 |
| 1
Year |
+70 |
| Over
1 Year |
+100 |
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| Do
you keep paper records that you could use as a source
to re-enter lost computer data? |
| Yes |
-100 |
| No |
+100 |
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| How
often do you perform a full backup? |
| Daily |
-50 |
| Weekly |
-0 |
| Monthly |
+50 |
| Yearly |
+100 |
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| How
is the backup done? |
| Automatically |
-50 |
| Manually,
by a skill person |
+10 |
| Other |
+50 |
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| How
long do you keep copies of your old data? |
| We
use the same tapes everyday |
+100 |
| One
Week |
+50 |
| One
Month |
+30 |
| One
Year |
-50 |
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| How
often are backup tapes verified? |
| Every
time a backup is done |
-50 |
| Periodically |
+50 |
| Never |
+100 |
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| How
often do you re-evaluate your backup strategy? |
| Weekly |
-50 |
| Monthly |
-10 |
| Yearly |
+50 |
| Never |
+100 |
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| Where
are your backup tapes stored? |
| Off-site
in a secure data storage vault |
-50 |
| At
home |
-10 |
| In
a safe at the office |
+50 |
| Next
to the computer |
+100 |
| We
don't do backups |
+500 |
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| Who
has access to your computers? (all that apply) |
| Trusted,
computer skilled employees |
-50 |
| People
with no computer training |
+30 |
| Unskilled
employees |
+50 |
| Employees
who will soon quit |
+100 |
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| Do
you or any of your employees: (all that apply) |
| Install
non company software? |
+30 |
| Borrow
software from friends? |
+50 |
| Access
your computer by modem |
+40 |
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| How
many computers do you have? |
| 1 |
+0 |
| 2-10 |
+70 |
| 11-20 |
+100 |
| Over
20 |
+200 |
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| Do
you have a network? |
| Yes |
+200 |
| No |
+0 |
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