Warning issued over business continuity

News Article - 23 April 2008
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Firms in Britain are being warned that many employees are not aware about the importance of business continuity.

A new study by BT discovered that three-quarters of staff do not know whether their company has a business continuity plan in place or what such a plan would involve.

The report reveals that almost one in four employees do not think that losing their mobile phone would be a disaster and 38 per cent of workers who had lost a mobile device admitted that it had not been secured.

According to the research, companies must do more to educate staff about potential risks facing their business and the importance of protecting corporate data.

Ray Stanton, BT global head of business continuity, security and governance practice, said: "As the profile of information security has increased in recent years, so businesses have become more adept at addressing strategic issues like risk management, outsourcing and security auditing. The worry is that at the same time they have been forgetting about the fundamentals."

San Disk recently carried out a survey that found employees are placing companies at risk by bringing personal flash drives into the office with them.

Business accounting software can help businesses keep data secure and maintain continuity in the event of an emergency.

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