SSP Business Continuity & Resilience 2

Question 1

Which metric defines the maximum tolerable period that a system can be offline before causing unacceptable business impact?

Accepted Answer

Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD)

Answer

Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD) is the longest period an organization can survive without a critical function before the impact becomes unacceptable.

Question 2

During a tabletop exercise, a facilitator introduces an unexpected complication mid-scenario. What is the primary purpose of this technique?

Accepted Answer

To test the team's ability to adapt plans to evolving conditions

Answer

Injecting unexpected complications tests the team's adaptive decision-making, which is more realistic than following a static script.

Question 3

A company's BCP identifies a critical vendor as a single point of failure. Which resilience strategy directly addresses this risk?

Accepted Answer

Dual-sourcing or qualifying an alternate supplier

Answer

Dual-sourcing eliminates the single point of failure by ensuring a qualified backup supplier can fulfill the same function.

Question 4

What is the key difference between a hot site and a warm site in disaster recovery?

Accepted Answer

Hot sites have pre-loaded data and are immediately operational; warm sites require some setup time

Answer

A hot site is fully configured and operational with current data, while a warm site has hardware but requires data restoration and configuration before use.

Question 5

An organization experiences a cyberattack during an ongoing natural disaster. This scenario is best described as a:

Accepted Answer

Cascading or compound disaster

Answer

A cascading or compound disaster occurs when multiple simultaneous or sequential events interact, complicating response and recovery efforts.

(SSP) Safety and Security Practitioner Certification Practice Test

(SSP) Safety and Security Practitioner Certification Practice Test

SSP Business Continuity & Resilience 2