SSCP Incident Response and Recovery Practice Question
A company's disaster recovery plan specifies an RTO of 4 hours for its customer relationship management (CRM) system. Which of the following DR site types is MOST appropriate to meet this RTO?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often confuse a warm site (which has hardware but not live data) as sufficient for a 4-hour RTO, underestimating the time needed to restore and validate backups, which can easily exceed 4 hours for a CRM system with large databases.
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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Hot site
A hot site is fully configured with hardware, software, and live data replication, enabling recovery within minutes to a few hours. Since the RTO is 4 hours, a hot site can meet this requirement by allowing immediate failover without the need for extensive setup or data restoration.
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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Warm site
Why it's wrong here
A warm site has hardware and connectivity but requires data restoration from backups, which can take longer than 4 hours for a CRM database.
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Mobile site
Why it's wrong here
A mobile site is a portable unit that typically requires significant setup time and is not suitable for a 4-hour RTO.
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Hot site
Why this is correct
Correct. A hot site is fully equipped with live data replication and can achieve failover within the 4-hour RTO.
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Cold site
Why it's wrong here
A cold site has no hardware or data, requiring weeks to procure and configure, far exceeding the 4-hour RTO.
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