only about 61 per cent of US firms have disaster recovery plans;
those that do typically cover data centres, only about 12 per cent cover total organisational recovery;
few plans include steps to keep a supply chain operational;
only about 28 per cent of companies have formed crisis management teams, and even fewer have supply chain security teams;
an estimated 43 per cent of businesses that suffer a major fire or other major damage never reopen for business after the event.