ISC2 CC Business Continuity, DR & Incident Response Practice Question
A company's primary data center is destroyed by a natural disaster. The backup site has been fully synchronized but needs to be activated. Which process addresses the activation of the backup site?
⚠ Common exam trap
ISC2 often tests the distinction between BCP and DRP by presenting a scenario where the backup site is already synchronized but needs activation, leading candidates to incorrectly choose BCP because they confuse business continuity with technical disaster recovery.
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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Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
The Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) specifically outlines the procedures for activating a backup site after a primary data center failure. In this scenario, the backup site is fully synchronized but requires activation, which involves steps like DNS changes, storage array failover (e.g., using synchronous replication with a quorum witness), and network reconfiguration. The DRP is the document that contains these technical recovery steps, distinguishing it from broader continuity or incident response plans.
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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Risk Management Plan
Why it's wrong here
Risk management is proactive, not reactive to a disaster.
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Incident Response Plan (IRP)
Why it's wrong here
IRP handles security incidents, not natural disaster recovery.
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Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
Why this is correct
DRP specifically addresses IT infrastructure recovery and activation of backup sites.
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Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
Why it's wrong here
BCP covers overall business continuation but specific IT recovery is part of DRP.
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Network Security Foundations
Key term
Disaster recovery
Disaster recovery is a set of policies, procedures, and tools that help an organization restore critical IT systems and data after a disruptive event.
Key term
Recovery
Recovery is the process of restoring systems, data, and operations after a security incident, failure, or disaster to return to normal functioning.
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