Data Protection Assessment 2026 Personal Questions Question Title * 1. Name Question Title * 2. Company email address Question Title * 3. Company Name General Data Protection Questions Question Title * 4. Are you involved in your organisation's IT decision-making, planning, or execution processes related to data protection? Yes No Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. When backing up your data, which backup measures have you taken? I backed up at least 3 copies of my data I backed up my data on 2 separate media (such as a NAS, tape, cloud, etc.) Off-site backup Offline backup Immutable backups/version lock I'm unclear about the details of our backup infrastructure Other (please specify) None of the above Question Title * 6. How critical is uninterrupted access to your systems? Interruptions result in operational shutdowns (e.g., ERP, production systems) Interruptions may affect efficiency but do not immediately halt operations (e.g., email, CRM) Brief interruptions are tolerable (e.g., developer testing environments). Question Title * 7. What is the projected growth rate of your backup data volume over the next 5 years? <10% 10~30% 30%~50% >50% Unsure Question Title * 8. How would you rate your 2026 investment level in these data protection features? (1 = Very low investment, 5 = Very high investment) 1 2 3 4 5 Antivirus, Firewalls/Endpoint Detection and Response Antivirus, Firewalls/Endpoint Detection and Response 1 Antivirus, Firewalls/Endpoint Detection and Response 2 Antivirus, Firewalls/Endpoint Detection and Response 3 Antivirus, Firewalls/Endpoint Detection and Response 4 Antivirus, Firewalls/Endpoint Detection and Response 5 Backup and recovery systems Backup and recovery systems 1 Backup and recovery systems 2 Backup and recovery systems 3 Backup and recovery systems 4 Backup and recovery systems 5 Off-site or offline backups Off-site or offline backups 1 Off-site or offline backups 2 Off-site or offline backups 3 Off-site or offline backups 4 Off-site or offline backups 5 Encryption and Role-based access controls Encryption and Role-based access controls 1 Encryption and Role-based access controls 2 Encryption and Role-based access controls 3 Encryption and Role-based access controls 4 Encryption and Role-based access controls 5 Disaster recovery drills and maintenance Disaster recovery drills and maintenance 1 Disaster recovery drills and maintenance 2 Disaster recovery drills and maintenance 3 Disaster recovery drills and maintenance 4 Disaster recovery drills and maintenance 5 Cyberattacks & Data Loss Question Title * 9. What are the top 3 threats facing your organisation？ Ransomware Software vulnerabilities Hardware failure Interruption in operations Employee negligence or staff changes Natural disasters Theft I'm unsure Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. Has your company experienced data loss or destruction？ Yes No If yes, what happened? Question Title * 11. What is your organisation's typical recovery time when restoring from a backup? <5 minutes 5 - 30 minutes 31 minutes - 1 hour 1 - 5 hours 5+ hours I'm unsure Other (please specify) Question Title * 12. What challenges did your organisation face when implementing a data protection architecture? High costs Inefficient backup and recovery Hard to manage and monitor the system in real time Protected workloads do not meet current requirements I need multiple data protection solutions to protect my data Other (please specify) None of the above Question Title * 13. Did you implement the following features to protect against ransomware？ Off-site backups Version lock capabilities / Immutable backups Offline backups A sandbox environment for DR testing A centralised console to manage offsite backups Encryption Other (please specify) None of the above Compliance Question Title * 14. Does your company need to comply with any data protection or privacy regulations？ Yes No If yes, which compliance requirements does your company follow？ Question Title * 15. As most regulations require running disaster recovery drills, how often does your company conduct drills？ Once a month Once a quarter Once every half a year Once every year It's not fixed; our frequency is: I'm unsure Question Title * 16. Did you meet any challenges when running disaster recovery drills? It is time-consuming and affects daily operations The results aren't representative as the DR environment differs from the actual production environment. Need to manually run disaster recovery drills There are no disaster recovery drills as there is a fear of overwriting existing data. The results couldn't be verified or quantified in real time. Other (please specify) None of the above Question Title * 17. When looking to meet compliance requirements, which of the challenges below are the most difficult？ The regulations are complex and the requirements are inconsistent. Difficult to meet technical requirements such as off-site backups, disaster recovery drills, or encryption Not enough resources or personnel Difficult to track the storage and access status of data stored in the cloud or remote locations. Audit reports and document maintenance costs are high. Other (please specify) None of the above Others Question Title * 18. What type of challenges does your organisation face in terms of daily maintenance of data protection architecture Hard to centrally manage data as there are multiple backup infrastructures and targets in use There is a decline in backup performance as my data volume increases High maintenance costs (Hardware, licensing, or manpower) There is no dedicated IT personnel responsible for data protection and maintenance Backup verification fails to confirm successful data backups or validate their integrity. Other (please specify) None of the above Question Title * 19. In terms of data protection, what do you plan on optimising in the next year? Ease of use The efficiency of data backup and recovery Reliable restoration Backup compliance management Cost efficiency Data security of backups Backup scope There's nothing I'd like to change Other (please specify) Done
