A financial institution has a primary data center and a backup site. The backup site is a warm site with servers and network, but it does not have current data. The institution's RTO is 4 hours and RPO is 1 hour. The backup site is located 500 miles away. Which additional strategy would BEST improve the ability to meet the RTO?

Perform a full backup immediately before the disaster.

Implement real-time data replication to the backup site.

Increase the frequency of full backups to every 6 hours.

Move the backup site closer to the primary site.

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4.3 - Understand and Support Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) SSCP Practice Questions (Page 4)

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Questions 16–20

16expert · hard
A company is updating its emergency response plan for a natural disaster. The plan must include procedures for evacuating the building, accounting for all employees, and communicating with emergency services. Which type of plan is this?
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17foundation · easy
Which interim processing strategy is most appropriate when the primary objective is to maintain critical operations with minimal cost and the organization can tolerate a longer downtime?
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18expert · hard
A financial institution has a primary data center and a backup site. The backup site is a warm site with servers and network, but it does not have current data. The institution's RTO is 4 hours and RPO is 1 hour. The backup site is located 500 miles away. Which additional strategy would BEST improve the ability to meet the RTO?
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19application · medium
A regional bank's main data center is located in a flood-prone area. The business continuity plan designates a backup site in a different geographic region. The backup site has servers and network connectivity but does not have current copies of the bank's transaction data. Which type of alternate site is this?
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20foundation · easy
Which interim processing strategy involves using a pre-arranged facility that is fully equipped and ready to resume operations within a short time after a disruption?
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4.3 - Understand and Support Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) SSCP Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

A company is updating its emergency response plan for a natural disaster. The plan must include procedures for evacuating the building, accounting for all employees, and communicating with emergency services. Which type of plan is this?

Which interim processing strategy is most appropriate when the primary objective is to maintain critical operations with minimal cost and the organization can tolerate a longer downtime?

Which interim processing strategy involves using a pre-arranged facility that is fully equipped and ready to resume operations within a short time after a disruption?

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