BUSINESS CONTINUITY FOR SMEs AND CHARITIES
It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get up.Vince Lombardi
Common Threats
The Threats That Could Disrupt Your Business
The list below gives examples of threats businesses face every day. Remember you don’t even need to be hit by these threats for them to effect you – if your customers or suppliers are hit the knock on effect could have devastating effects on your business.
The most common threats – fire, flood, power failure, break-ins/vandalism are independent of size and represent 50% of disasters
- Flood
- Power failure
- Theft
- Vandalism
- Fraud
- Terrorist attack
- Pandemics
- Loss of water supply
- Hardware failure
- Price hikes
- Software viruses
- Action by ex-employees
- Loss of key staff
- Road/rail closures
- Intellectual Property Theft
- Health & Safety breaches
- Legal risk
- Supply discontinuation
- Loss of key customer(s)
- Loss of Internet Connectivity
- Loss of phone service
