SSP Business Continuity & Resilience 4

Question 1

A full-scale disaster recovery exercise results in missing the RTO by 6 hours. What is the MOST appropriate immediate next step?

Accepted Answer

Conduct an after-action review to identify and remediate gaps causing the delay

Answer

An after-action review identifies the specific process, technology, or staffing gaps that caused the RTO miss, enabling targeted improvements.

Question 2

Which type of business impact analysis (BIA) output directly informs the selection of recovery strategies?

Accepted Answer

Criticality rankings and recovery time/point objectives for each function

Answer

Criticality rankings combined with RTO and RPO values tell planners which functions must be recovered first and how quickly, driving strategy selection.

Question 3

Which scenario represents a violation of the principle of 'geographic separation' in resilience planning?

Accepted Answer

Hot site and primary office share the same power grid substation

Answer

Sharing a power grid substation means both facilities are vulnerable to the same single point of failure, violating true geographic separation.

Question 4

An organization's continuity plan assigns 'Mission Essential Functions' (MEFs). Which criterion BEST qualifies a function as mission essential?

Accepted Answer

Its disruption would immediately prevent the organization from fulfilling its core legal or operational mandate

Answer

MEFs are functions whose interruption would critically impair the organization's ability to meet its core mission or legal obligations.

Question 5

What is the purpose of a Continuity of Government (COG) plan at the federal level?

Accepted Answer

To maintain the constitutional authority and essential functions of government during a catastrophic emergency

Answer

COG plans ensure that the executive, legislative, and judicial branches can continue to operate and exercise constitutional authority during a national emergency.

(SSP) Safety and Security Practitioner Certification Practice Test

(SSP) Safety and Security Practitioner Certification Practice Test

SSP Business Continuity & Resilience 4