Don’t Overlook Physical Security

I’m very busy; I’m guessing you are too. Every day brings a new distraction or task. It doesn’t get any easier. So how would you react if someone stole all your computers? Does that add to your workload? If you’re not prepared, it might make life easier…without your business data, you might just go out of business leaving you with nothing to do.

Is this a reality? Yes. In fact, it happened to BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (BCBST). On Friday, October 2, 2009, 57 hard drives were stolen from a remote Chattanooga facility leased by BCBST. Granted, BCBST isn’t going out of business, but few businesses could not withstand a theft like they experienced.

We frequently learn about businesses that don’t value physical security. They’ve never considered that their data could be destroyed by a natural disaster or even stolen. How safe is your data?