A multinational corporation is implementing a new recovery strategy that involves cloud failover and a third-party disaster recovery provider. The IT director must coordinate implementation across internal teams and the external provider. Which action is most important for successful coordination?

Purchase additional hardware for each department

Assign each department to manage its own failover independently

Delay implementation until all teams agree on every detail

Establish a single point of contact within each team and the provider

A financial services firm is developing its recovery plan. The plan must clearly identify who is responsible for activating the recovery site, who will restore data, and who will communicate with regulators. Which approach best ensures clear accountability?

Assign roles based on seniority rather than expertise

Assign specific roles to named individuals and document them in the plan

Leave role assignments to be decided at the time of the disruption

Create a general team responsible for all recovery tasks

An organization is comparing a hot site and a cold site as recovery alternatives. What is the primary purpose of this analysis?

To determine which option is more effective and cost-efficient for the organization's needs

To eliminate the need for a business impact analysis

To decide which site has the most appealing decor

To identify which site is closest to the headquarters

A company has assigned a disaster recovery coordinator and a backup administrator. The coordinator is responsible for overall plan execution, and the backup administrator is responsible for restoring data. What is the most effective way to communicate these responsibilities?

Post the responsibilities on the company intranet without further communication

Send a one-time email to all employees

Publish the responsibilities in the recovery plan and conduct training sessions

Verbally inform the two individuals only

When recommending a recovery strategy to stakeholders, what should the recommendation be based on?

The analysis of recovery alternatives and the organization's business continuity objectives

The most expensive option available

The personal preference of the security manager

The option that requires the least amount of documentation

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Domain 5Objective 2

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A multinational corporation is implementing a new recovery strategy that involves cloud failover and a third-party disaster recovery provider. The IT director must coordinate implementation across internal teams and the external provider. Which action is most important for successful coordination?
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17application · medium
A financial services firm is developing its recovery plan. The plan must clearly identify who is responsible for activating the recovery site, who will restore data, and who will communicate with regulators. Which approach best ensures clear accountability?
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An organization is comparing a hot site and a cold site as recovery alternatives. What is the primary purpose of this analysis?
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19application · medium
A company has assigned a disaster recovery coordinator and a backup administrator. The coordinator is responsible for overall plan execution, and the backup administrator is responsible for restoring data. What is the most effective way to communicate these responsibilities?
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When recommending a recovery strategy to stakeholders, what should the recommendation be based on?
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