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A company is concerned about ransomware and insider tampering with backups. It wants daily restore points, monthly archives, and protection if a backup drive is stolen from the storage room. Which backup design is the best answer?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.
A
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Store all backups on a shared file server so administrators can restore them quickly.
A shared file server is easy to reach but is also an attractive target for ransomware and unauthorized modification.
B
Best answer
Use encrypted, immutable backups with an offline or offsite copy and defined retention periods.
Encryption protects confidentiality, immutability resists tampering, and offline or offsite copies improve resilience against theft and ransomware.
C
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Keep only the most recent snapshot to reduce storage cost and simplify recovery.
A single snapshot limits recovery options and increases the chance that one bad event destroys the only usable restore point.
D
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Rely on RAID mirroring because it automatically creates a secure archival copy.
RAID improves availability for a live system, but it is not a backup and does not protect against logical compromise or theft.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: NAT rules depend on direction and matching traffic
NAT is not only about the public address. The inside/outside interface roles and the ACL or rule that matches traffic are just as important.
Technical deep dive
How to think about this question
NAT questions usually test address translation, overload/PAT behaviour, static mappings and whether the right traffic is being translated. Read the interface direction and address terms carefully.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
- PAT allows many inside hosts to share one public address using ports.
- Inside local and inside global describe the private and translated addresses.
- NAT ACLs identify traffic for translation, not always security filtering.
TExam Day Tips
- Identify inside and outside interfaces first.
- Check whether the scenario needs static NAT, dynamic NAT or PAT.
- Do not confuse NAT matching ACLs with normal packet-filtering intent.
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Question 2
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FAQ
Questions learners often ask
What does this SY0-701 question test?
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Use encrypted, immutable backups with an offline or offsite copy and defined retention periods. — Encrypted, immutable backups with an offline or offsite copy are the strongest answer because they address confidentiality, integrity, and recovery resilience at the same time. Encryption keeps stolen media unreadable, immutability prevents alteration by ransomware or malicious administrators, and retention-based copies support both daily restores and longer-term archives. This design gives the organization multiple recovery paths while reducing the chance that one compromise destroys all backup data. Why others are wrong: A shared file server is too exposed and too easy for ransomware to encrypt or delete. Keeping only one snapshot reduces survivability and does not satisfy archive needs. RAID mirrors help with hardware failure, but they are not backups and do not protect against malicious deletion or stolen media.
What should I do if I get this SY0-701 question wrong?
Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.
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