Tag: SMBs.
Disaster Recovery in SMB’s
The latest research conducted by Symantec has revealed that the majority of SMBs have no Disaster Recovery plan in place. This survey involved over 1,288 businesses worldwide each containing between 5 and 1,000 employees. Over 50% of companies surveyed have no disaster plan in place and 23% of companies don’t even conduct backups on a weekly basis. This is despite 65% of these companies operating within areas susceptible to natural …
Most small businesses do not plan for disaster recovery
A report published by security firm Symantec has found that 57 per cent of the world’s small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), could be at risk in the event of a disaster as they have no plan for recovery or business continuity. The annual study shows that in 2011, the number of businesses without adequate disaster recovery planning has actually risen when compared to last year, when just 47 per cent …
Expert warns of data loss damage to SMBs
Small and medium size businesses (SMBs) are at the greatest risk of collapse, following a serious incident of data loss as the result of a disaster or security breach, according to tech expert Susan Campbell. Campbell is concerned that many SMBs fail to grasp the potential severity of data loss when on-site systems are taken down and she cites figures which show that an alarming 70 per cent of developing …
