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Data Loss Facts and Figures

Posted by: bizdomainstore in Best Practices

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Data loss facts and figuresData loss happens more than you realize, according to credible research groups.

Don't become another statistic: The odds are against you if you don't back up offsite every night. But don't just take our word for it, review these startling statistics:

25% of all PC users suffer from data loss each year. (1)
1 in 4 -- Are you willing to risk your business or job with these odds?
7 of 10 small firms that experience a major data loss go out of business within a year (5)
15% of all laptops are stolen or suffer hard drive failures (1)
What if you or your sales people lost their laptop and it had no recent backup?
$61,881 ...the average loss due to laptop theft. 6
No. 2 ...cause of overal PC loss is theft. 7
$12
Billion annual cost of data loss.
Can you afford to not back up your data?
96% of all business workstations are not being backed up (3)
While servers are typically backed up, companies rarely back up individual PCs containing valuable data generated by employees every day.
$55
Billion annual computer virus damages to U.S. businesses (4)
Even equipped with the latest antivirus software, viruses continue to pose a serious threat to your most valuable asset.
80% ...of computer crime consists of "inside jobs" by disgruntled employees. 1
80% ...of surveyed companies admitted financial losses due to computer breeches. 6
100% the failure rate of disks and tape drives -- all drives eventually fail.

(1) Gartner Group; (2) IDC; (3) Contingency Planning & Strategic Research Corp.; (4) TrendMicro; (5) DTI/PriceWaterhouse Coopers, 2004; (6) CSI/FBIComputer Crime and Security Survey; (7) Safeware The Insurance Agency; 5) Gartner Group; (6) CSI/FBI 2002

Cost of Recreating Your Lost Data
According to the National Computer Security Association, without adequate backup it takes:

19 days and $17,000 to recreate just 20 MB of lost sales/marketing data;
21 days and $19,000 to recreate just 20 MB of lost accounting data;
42 days and $98,000 to recreate just 20 MB of lost engineering data.
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