An expert has claimed that businesses often do not have adequate recovery plans in place because they do not take risks as seriously as they ought to.
Nick O'Reilly, vice president of R3, said that it often takes a disaster or "major catastrophe" for many people to realise how poor their plans are.
According to Mr O'Reilly, such events are things people tend to think are unlikely to happen to them.
"Even after educating people, it's still difficult for them to see the benefits of it because they imagine that they or their business is indestructible," he claimed.
Publicising such issues would be a beneficial for businesses, he added.
Research by Disaster Recovery Solutions found that 90 per cent of businesses that lose data during some form of disaster are forced to cease trading within two years.
Additionally, 80 per cent of firms without a tested recovery plan close within a year following a fire or flooding.
