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What is business continuity?
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An organization’s ability to continue or resume critical work during a disruption.
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6 Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Free Online FlashCards
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What does disaster recovery focus on?
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Disaster recovery focuses on restoring information systems, infrastructure, and data; it supports business continuity.
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What does a business impact analysis identify?
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A business impact analysis identifies critical processes, their dependencies, and the effects of interruptions over time.
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What does the recovery time objective (RTO) specify?
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The recovery time objective is the target maximum time to restore a system or process after a disruption.
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What does the recovery point objective (RPO) specify?
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The recovery point objective is the maximum acceptable data loss, expressed as time before the disruption.
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What is maximum tolerable downtime (MTD)?
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Maximum tolerable downtime is the longest interruption an organization can withstand before its impact becomes unacceptable.
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Who should determine recovery objectives?
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Business leaders should set objectives for processes and supporting systems; IT alone should not choose them.
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What should a DR plan specify about activation and authority?
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It names who can declare a disaster, activate the plan, and approve recovery priorities.
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Why must recovery priorities account for system dependencies?
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Restore prerequisites such as network connectivity and identity services before the business applications that depend on them.
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What should a DR plan cover when returning to normal operations?
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It describes how recovered services transition back, data is reconciled, and temporary arrangements are closed.
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Why isolate backup copies from ordinary network access?
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Keep copies offline or otherwise segmented from ordinary network access so an attacker cannot readily alter or delete every backup.
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Why is a completed backup job not enough evidence of recoverability?
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A successful backup job does not prove data can be restored; verify integrity and test retrieval and restoration.