IT failures can seriously damage your ability to deliver products and services, harm your company's reputation, and jeopardise your relationship with your customers. In short, poorly managed IT problems could threaten the survival of your business. Create a Survival Plan If you want to protect your business, you need to put in place a business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) plan to help your business survive. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, a quick guide for organisations and business managers shows you how to develop a plan that will: keep your information safe safeguard your company from viruses and phishing scams. store data safely, and prevent years of work from being lost by accident. ensure your communication links are secure, and keep you connected when disaster strikes bomb-proof your data protect your data in the event of fire or flood.