ISC2 CC Practice Question: Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Incident Response
An organization uses a 3-2-1 backup strategy. They have a primary full backup on a local NAS, a second copy on tape stored offsite, and a third copy in the cloud. During a ransomware attack, the local NAS and the tape library are both encrypted. Which copy should be used for 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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The cloud backup
The 3-2-1 rule ensures one copy is offsite and isolated. The cloud copy is likely immutable or separate, so it can be used for recovery.
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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The tape backup
Why it's wrong here
The tape library is also encrypted.
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The local NAS backup
Why it's wrong here
The NAS is encrypted and unavailable.
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The cloud backup
Why this is correct
The cloud copy is offsite and likely unaffected by the local attack.
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A new full backup from production data
Why it's wrong here
Production data may also be encrypted.
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Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
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.
Key term
Organization
An Organization is a top-level container in Google Cloud that represents your company or entities and serves as the root node for all your cloud resources, policies, and access control.
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