CyberVista Physical Security and Business Continuity Questions and Answers Flashcards
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What is the purpose of a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)?
Answer: To determine the potential effects of disruptions on critical business functions and prioritize recovery
A BIA identifies mission-critical processes, estimates financial and operational impact of downtime, and informs RTO/RPO targets.
Which type of disaster recovery test actually shifts production workloads to the backup site to validate the entire failover process?
Answer: Full interruption test
A full interruption test shuts down the primary site and forces actual failover to the recovery site, providing the most realistic validation.
What physical security measure uses biometric data such as fingerprints or retinal scans as an authentication factor?
Answer: Something you are
Biometric authentication is classified as 'something you are' because it relies on unique physical or behavioral characteristics of the individual.
Which UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) topology provides the highest level of protection by continuously running equipment off battery power with the mains constantly recharging the battery?
Answer: Online double-conversion UPS
An online double-conversion UPS converts AC to DC then back to AC, isolating connected equipment from all mains power anomalies.
What is the key difference between a disaster recovery plan (DRP) and a business continuity plan (BCP)?
Answer: DRP focuses on IT systems recovery while BCP covers maintaining overall business operations during and after a disruption
A DRP focuses on restoring IT infrastructure, while a BCP takes a broader view encompassing all business functions, people, and processes needed to sustain operations.
Which environmental threat to data center hardware is best mitigated by maintaining relative humidity between 40% and 60%?
Answer: Electrostatic discharge (ESD)
Maintaining proper humidity levels reduces static electricity buildup that can cause ESD damage to sensitive electronic components.