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CISA Practice Question: Which THREE of the following are common…
Which THREE of the following are common techniques for ensuring business resilience?
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Insurance policies
Correct answers are A, B, and D: redundant hardware, regular data backups, and insurance policies. C and E are not resilience techniques; C is a risk analysis step, E is training which is supportive but not a core resilience technique.
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Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Insurance policies
Why this is correct
Insurance provides financial resilience to recover from losses.
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Regular data backups
Why this is correct
Backups enable data recovery after loss.
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Annual employee training
Why it's wrong here
Training supports resilience but is not a direct technique for ensuring continuity.
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Redundant hardware
Why this is correct
Redundancy ensures continuity if a component fails.
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Single point of failure analysis
Why it's wrong here
This is a risk assessment activity, not a resilience technique itself.
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