Businesses 'should regularly test' IT disaster recovery systems

01/07/2009

Recovery systems should be tested by businesses, report claims. Recovery systems should be tested by businesses, report claims.

People in risk management jobs should aim to regularly test their disaster recovery plans to ensure the data of their companies is well-protected from major incidents.

That is according to Symantec, whose latest global disaster recovery survey finds that rising downtime costs could be preventing many firms from carrying out proper security risk assessments.

The organisation's fifth annual study finds that while many disaster recovery budgets are higher in 2009 compared with previous years, many companies are not testing virtual environments as part of their risk management plans.

Rod Soderbery, the senior vice-president of Symantec's Storage and Availability Management Group, commented that it is vital firms check all aspects of their data storage systems to prevent damage should an incident occur.

He said: "If organisations are not protecting virtual environments, not testing their disaster recovery plans and seeing one out every four tests fail then something needs to change to better manage risk to the business."

Symantec is a worldwide provider of anti-virus software which seeks to improve the risk management of businesses and consumers.

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