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Answer the questions and add up your score. Then compare your score to the table at the bottom. This will give you an idea of the amount of exposure you have to information loss

What type of information is stored on your computer?

How often are the tapes verified?

Letters and reports

+10

Every time a backup is done

-50

Client records

+50

Periodically

+50

Accounting databases

+100

Never

+100

Critical business information

+200

If all information was lost including backups, how long would it take to re-enter?

How often do you evaluate your backup strategy?

1 week

+10

Weekly

-50

4 weeks

+30

Monthly

-10

6 months

+50

Yearly

+50

1 year

+70

Never

+100

Do you keep paper records in case of an emergency?

Where are you storing your tapes?

Yes

-100

Off-site in a data storage vault

-200

No

+100

At home

-100

In a safe at the office

-20

How often do you perform a full backup?

Next to the computer

+200

We don't do backups

+500

Daily

-50

Weekly

-0

Who has access to the computer?

Monthly

+50

(check all that apply)

Yearly

+100

Trusted, computer skilled employees

-50

How is the backup done?

People without computer training

+30

Automatically

-50

Unskilled employees

+50

Manually, by a skilled person

+10

Employees who will quit soon

+100

Other

+50

How many computers do you have?

How long do you keep the copies?

1

+0

Use the same tape everyday

+100

2-10

+70

One week

+20

11-20

+100

One month

+30

Over 20

+200

One year

-50

Is the computer networked?

Yes

+200

No

+0

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