ISC2 CC Practice Question: Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Incident Response
During a disaster, an organization activates a reciprocal agreement with another company. What is a primary risk associated with this strategy?
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Why each option matters
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Potential lack of capacity when both parties need resources simultaneously
Reciprocal agreements often fail because one party may lack capacity or resources when needed.
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Potential lack of capacity when both parties need resources simultaneously
Why this is correct
Both may be affected or one may not have spare capacity.
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Long RTO due to data transfer
Why it's wrong here
RTO can be long but not the primary risk.
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High cost of maintaining duplicate infrastructure
Why it's wrong here
Reciprocal agreements are usually low cost.
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Incompatible hardware
Why it's wrong here
This is a risk, but capacity is more fundamental.
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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.
Key term
Risk
Risk is the possibility that an event or action will negatively affect an organization's ability to achieve its goals, often measured in terms of likelihood and impact.
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