This IDC study examines the degree to which companies large and small anticipate disruptions to operations from disasters of various types, with special attention paid to the "new yet old" threat of pandemics. Is your company prepared, a planner, passive, or preoccupied with other matters?

States analyst Jonathan Severance, "It is possible to characterize firms based on their expectation of disruptive events occurring and their preparedness for them. The reader can use this provocative 'threat matrix' as a form of self-assessment of his or her company's situation."