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Data loss facts and figures
Data 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: 
 
 
Suddenly losing all your mission critical data can
put you out of business.  Our automatic online
backup service ($1 a day) is your best insurance
against data loss. 
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/FBI
Computer 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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