| Harris Poll assesses post 9/11 progress in business continuity A Harris Poll, ‘Disaster preparedness and information availability in Post 9/11 corporate America,’ released yesterday concludes that while corporate America has made significant strides forward in ensuring information availability in the event of a disaster, several areas leave US businesses at risk. The poll surveyed C-level executives of Fortune 1000 companies and was commissioned by SunGard Availability Services. Some of the key findings include: * 67 percent of the executives say their company is more prepared to access business-critical information in a disaster compared to pre 9/11. * While most (86 percent) executives believe their company is at least somewhat prepared to maintain information availability in the event of a disaster, only 15 percent say that they are completely prepared. * On average, executives give their company a grade of "C+" when it comes to its ability to access business-critical information quickly after a disaster. * 58 percent of the executives reported that their company currently has disaster preparedness training for employees who deal with information access. * 40 percent believe that fewer than 10 percent of their employees are aware of the information availability protocol to follow in a disaster. * On average, those companies planning to increase their budget to combat the risk of loss of information availability expect to increase spending by 25 percent in 2004. * 58 percent agree that company networks are the most vulnerable part of their information systems in the event of a possible disaster or attack.
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6th August 2003 • Region:N.America
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