A company wants to detect unauthorized access to its server room. Which control is most directly a detective control for physical security?

Use biometric locks on the server room door.

Implement a badge access system that logs entries and exits.

Hire a security guard to patrol the facility.

Install motion sensors and video surveillance cameras in the server room.

A company wants to detect a fire in its server room as early as possible to minimize damage. Which control is most directly a detective control for fire?

Install smoke detectors that trigger audible alarms and notify the fire department.

Use fire-resistant building materials in the server room walls.

Conduct regular fire drills for employees.

Deploy a fire suppression system that releases inert gas when smoke is detected.

An online retailer's e-commerce platform runs on a single server. The company wants to reduce the likelihood of a prolonged outage if that server fails. Which preventive control is most appropriate?

Perform daily incremental backups to an external drive

Purchase a business continuity plan template

Deploy a second server in an active-passive configuration with automatic failover

Install a firewall to block malicious traffic

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Explain the Importance of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning 100-160 Practice Questions (Page 6)

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A company wants to detect unauthorized access to its server room. Which control is most directly a detective control for physical security?
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27application · medium
A company wants to detect a fire in its server room as early as possible to minimize damage. Which control is most directly a detective control for fire?
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After a fire destroyed the main office, a company activates its disaster recovery plan. The plan includes restoring the customer database from off-site backups and switching to a hot standby site. Which type of control does this represent?
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29application · medium
An online retailer's e-commerce platform runs on a single server. The company wants to reduce the likelihood of a prolonged outage if that server fails. Which preventive control is most appropriate?
Select an answer first
30application · medium
A regional hospital has a disaster recovery plan that restores its electronic health record system within four hours of a data center outage. However, during a recent fire drill, staff realized they had no documented procedure for manually registering patients or coordinating with nearby hospitals if the EHR is unavailable. Which type of plan is missing?
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Questions 26–30

A company wants to detect unauthorized access to its server room. Which control is most directly a detective control for physical security?

A company wants to detect a fire in its server room as early as possible to minimize damage. Which control is most directly a detective control for fire?

After a fire destroyed the main office, a company activates its disaster recovery plan. The plan includes restoring the customer database from off-site backups and switching to a hot standby site. Which type of control does this represent?

An online retailer's e-commerce platform runs on a single server. The company wants to reduce the likelihood of a prolonged outage if that server fails. Which preventive control is most appropriate?

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