...A Few Facts to Ponder

• Workplace homicide is the third-leading cause of fatal occupational injury in the United States.   (http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/workplaceviolence/)
• In a 2005 study of 1,286 business people who have responsibility for business continuity planning for their company, 73% said they regularly monitor public alerting systems regarding terrorist activity and other potential disasters. However, only 11% of companies implement specific protective actions when terrorist levels rise.   (http://www.att.com/presskit/business_continuity/pdf/National_Executive_Summary.pdf)
• According to a survey by the Security Services & Privacy practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP, almost 30% of the 273 companies surveyed reported a business continuity management budget allocation of at least $1 million, up 11% from 2004.   (http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/cda/doc/content/us_assur_2005%20BCM%20SURVEY%20REPORT.pdf)
• On average, it takes 50 hours to replace a failed processor and four days to set up an alternative workspace.  
• Did you know that 75% of companies with revenues of $100M+ have some sort of disaster preparedness plan, 60% of companies with revenues of $20-$99M have plans, but only 39% of companies with revenues less than $20M are prepared. (SunGard survey of 200 U.S. businesses, reported July 2002)  
• In 2000 more than 350 million non-U.S. citizens entered the country. In 1999 Americans made 5.2 billion phone calls to locations outside the U.S. FedEx handles 5 million packages every business day, UPS accounts for 13.5 million, and USPS processes 680 million pieces each day. In 1999, more than 2 billion tons of cargo ran in and out of U.S. ports, and about 7.5 million North Americans got on and off cruise ships in 2000. (The Atlantic Monthly | January 2002)  
• In a survey of 503 security professionals, the executives reported 134 instances of laptop theft, with the dollar loss exceeding $11.7M, most of the damage was from the loss of proprietary information.   (www.gosci.com/press/20020407.html)
• Of approximately 250 respondents, only 10% said their companies have changed their disaster recovery plans since 9/11/01. In addition, 50% said their companies didn't have a plan in place!   (http://techupdate.zdnet.com)