ISC Contingency Management Practice Question
During a BIA review, you need to identify critical assets and their recovery requirements. Which TWO of the following inputs are essential for this classification process?
Answer choices
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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Interviews with business process owners.
The BIA requires both understanding of the process importance and the technical dependencies (what systems are actually used).
Answer analysis
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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Current data center power consumption logs.
Why it's wrong here
Power usage has no relevance to the business criticality of a process.
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Interviews with business process owners.
Why this is correct
Business owners identify which processes are critical to business survival.
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Technical dependency mapping of applications to infrastructure.
Why this is correct
You cannot recover a process if you don't know which technical assets support it.
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The organization's current IT procurement strategy.
Why it's wrong here
Procurement is irrelevant to the immediate recovery needs of an asset.
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Employee performance review records.
Why it's wrong here
HR records are not used for business impact classification.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official (ISC)² exam blueprint
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