1. Coverage

How much data do you backup?

None A few critical files Some files Most files All files

2. Frequency

How often do you backup your files?

Never Once Hourly Daily Weekly Monthly Bimonthly Trimonthly 6monthly Annually Biannually

3. Separation

How often do you take backups offsite?	Never Once Hourly Daily Weekly Monthly Bimonthly Trimonthly 6monthly Annually Biannually
How many offsite locations do you have?	None One Two Three More
Where is your most distant offsite location?	None Different cupboard Different room Different building Different suburb Different city Different country Different continent

4. History

Do you have:

Backups for each of the last few days?	No Yes
Backups for each of the last few weeks?	No Yes
Backups for each of the last few months?	No Yes
Backups for each of the last few years?	No Yes
A similar spread offsite?	No Yes

5. Testing

How often do you test your backups?	Never Once Hourly Daily Weekly Monthly Bimonthly Trimonthly 6monthly Annually Biannually
How often do you test your offsite backups?	Never Once Hourly Daily Weekly Monthly Bimonthly Trimonthly 6monthly Annually Biannually
How often do you perform an integrity test of a backup?	Never Once Hourly Daily Weekly Monthly Bimonthly Trimonthly 6monthly Annually Biannually

6. Security

Do you maintain a register of all backup tapes?	No Yes
Are your backups encrypted?	No Yes
Are your onsite backups secure?	No Yes
Where is your most secure offsite location?	None Private residence Secure building Secure backup storage Bank vault
Is your tape drive (or other backup device) physically secure?	No Yes
Is there someone in your organization who can access all backups?	No Yes
Are you in charge of your organization's backups?	No Yes

7. Integrity

Have you taken steps to combat viruses?	No Yes
How often do you perform a Norton Disk Doctor (or similar) check of your disks?	Never Once Hourly Daily Weekly Monthly Bimonthly Trimonthly 6monthly Annually Biannually
How often do you perform a Veracity-like integrity check of your disks?	Never Once Hourly Daily Weekly Monthly Bimonthly Trimonthly 6monthly Annually Biannually

Epilogue

If you suffered significant data loss what impact would it have on you or your organization?	Nothing Annoying Damaging Disaster Mission Failure
Have you tried Veracity yet?	No Yes