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ISC2 CC Practice Question: Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Incident Response
An organization experiences a ransomware attack that encrypts critical files. The incident response team follows the standard IR phases. After containing the infection and eradicating the malware, what is the next phase?
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Why each option matters
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Recovery
After eradication, the next phase is recovery, where systems are restored and returned to normal operations.
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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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Detection
Why it's wrong here
Detection occurs early in the process.
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Preparation
Why it's wrong here
Preparation is the first phase.
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Recovery
Why this is correct
Recovery follows eradication to restore operations.
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Lessons learned
Why it's wrong here
Lessons learned comes after recovery.
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Security Operations Basics
Key term
Incident response
Incident response is the structured approach an organization uses to identify, contain, and recover from cybersecurity incidents like data breaches or ransomware attacks.
Key term
Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts a victim's files or locks them out of their system, demanding payment, usually in cryptocurrency, to restore access.
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