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ISC2 CC Practice Question: Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Incident Response
After a ransomware attack, the IT team restores systems from backups. The CEO asks how quickly data can be recovered. Which metric addresses the acceptable amount of data loss?
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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Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
RPO defines the maximum acceptable data loss measured in time.
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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Work Recovery Time (WRT)
Why it's wrong here
WRT is time to return to normal operations after systems are restored.
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Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
Why it's wrong here
RTO is time to restore functionality, not data loss.
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Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD)
Why it's wrong here
MTD is total acceptable downtime, including recovery and work recovery.
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Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
Why this is correct
RPO defines maximum data loss (e.g., last backup).
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Incident Response and Management
Key term
Business Continuity Planning
Business Continuity Planning is the process of creating a strategy to keep an organization's essential functions running during and after a major disruption.
Key term
RPO
Recovery Point Objective (RPO) is the maximum acceptable amount of data loss measured in time, defining how recent data must be to resume operations after a disruption.
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