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ISC2 CC Practice Question: Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Incident Response
Which phase of the incident response process involves restoring systems to normal operation and applying patches to prevent recurrence?
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
Eradication removes the cause, and recovery restores systems. The question describes both eradication (patches) and recovery (restore), but 'recovery' is the phase where normal operations resume after eradication.
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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Containment
Why it's wrong here
Containment stops the incident from spreading.
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Eradication
Why it's wrong here
Eradication removes the threat, but recovery restores normal operations.
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Detection
Why it's wrong here
Detection is identifying the incident.
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Recovery
Why this is correct
Recovery involves restoring systems and applying lessons learned.
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Security Operations Basics
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
Incident
An incident is a security event that violates an organization's policies or threatens its data, systems, or operations, requiring a structured response.
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