Safeguarding your business

Only effective monitoring and back up of IT systems can protect your business from serious damage – with personal liability being laid at the door of senior managers. T-Systems can help you avoid nasty and potentially costly surprises.

Many people believe that liability for the damage caused by IT system failure lies exclusively with the company, not individual employees. The truth is very different. Many senior mangers are unaware that they may be personally liable if data is lost or systems unavailable – even though legislation makes this all too clear. In the first instance, the company is obliged to compensate the customer for any damage. But if systems were inadequately protected, crashes and security breaches can come back to haunt CIOs and other senior executives – in the shape of legal action brought by their employers. In fact, they may bear personal and unlimited liability.

Downtime can be disastrous

Many companies erroneously believe their processes and data to be sufficiently protected. For complete confidence, you need cast-iron, end-to-end protection of your processes and IT infrastructure and data – for example, through multi-stage security concepts. Even a few hours’ lost production caused by a virus or electronic fault can have costly knock-on effects for the company. In such cases, the CEO and other senior executives may be personally liable for the financial consequences.

Find out more about your personal liability under law, and ensure you keep your company’s – and your own – exposure to a minimum. T-Systems can help you to shield your IT environment and your personal assets. We offer products and services that monitor and protect your infrastructure, and help you achieve complete peace of mind.