UK businesses are 'happy to lose' data

Almost three quarters of UK businesses (72 percent) are "happy to lose" more than 24 hours’ worth of data after a cyber-incident, new research shows.

According to a report by Disaster Recovery, 13 percent of companies have never backed up their data, while 43 percent lost vital information in the last two years.

The report also says that the number of businesses that protect their data on a continual basis jumped eight percent year on year to reach 29 percent. However, Disaster Recovery stresses that the report was created just days after the WannaCry incident, so there was an increased awareness of data protection overall.

The findings also showed a minor rise in the number of businesses with an active recovery plan -- although thirteen percent noted that they wouldn’t be able to recover all of their data after an incident.

The biggest issue this year is that there is a "staggering lack" of education around Disaster recovery. Just 41 percent of businesses were confident they had a business continuity plan set up.

In case of an IT incident, a quarter (28 percent) of companies didn’t know if they would be able to restore their data.

The full infographic with more details on disaster recovery and continuity plans can be found on this link.

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