CHAPTER 4 WEEK 5 RECOVERY

Cloud services are the ideal backup option for user files. Which of these is not one of today's popular cloud storage platforms?

Apple iCloud Google Drive Dropbox Rsync

Why are detection measures included in a disaster recovery plan?

Because it is important to know when the disaster occurs.

Budget constraints aside, what is the ideal backup solution?

Both on site and off site

What options are available for storing backups, physically?

Both on site and off site, You can either backup data to another system located on-site, or the backups can be sent to a remote system off-site. Ideally, these two would be combined to balance efficiency and risk.

Budget constraints aside, what is the ideal backup solution?

Both, on site and off site backups

Which backup method saves copies of all important files and data at each backup?

Complete Backup

Which is an advantages of off-site backups?

Data is safer in case of disaster

Which backup type only backs up files that have changed since the last run?

Differential

What is the single most important part of data recovery?

Effectively backing up data

What are good detection measures to incorporate in your organization? Check all that apply.

Environmental Monitoring System Performance Monitoring

What types of backup schemes are available? Check all that apply.

Full backup, Differential Backup, Incremental Backup

You are performing a network risk assessment to develop your disaster recovery plan. Which of these are examples of CORRECTIVE or RECOVERY measures? Check all that apply.

Hardware repair and replacement Rebuilding and reconfiguring services Restoring data from backup

What are good reasons to do yearly disaster recovery testing? Check all that apply.

Identify additional vulnerabilities (YES) to be prepared for all possible snags or problems(YES) To create downtime (NO) to allow others with the right access to restore operations (YES)

Which type of backup only saves the parts of data that have changed within files since the last backup took place?

Incremental

What is the standard medium for long-term archival backup data storage?

Magnetic Tapes

The unthinkable happens and disaster strikes, crippling your network. You implement your disaster plan, but it doesn't go smoothly. You decide to investigate. What is a common term in the IT community for this investigation?

Post Mortem

What are the measures included in a disaster recovery plan?

Preventative, Detection, Recovery

What are good preventative measures to incorporate in your organization? Check all that apply.

Redundant System Regular Backups Accessible and Up-to-date documentation

You are performing a network risk assessment to develop your disaster recovery plan. Which of these are examples of PREVENTATIVE measures? Check all that apply.

Regular, automated backups operational documentations Alert system outages

What are good recovery measures to incorporate in your organization? Check all that apply.

Restoring server configs from backup Following detailed recovery plan documentation

Which of these are part of the five primary elements that make up a post-mortem report? Check all that apply.

Summary, Timeline, Resolution & Recovery Steps, Root Cause Description, Recommended Future Action Items. The report would include (1) a summary; (2) a detailed timeline of events; (3) an analysis of the root cause; (4) an explanation of steps taken for resolution and recovery; and (5) recommendations to prevent a similar event from occurring again.

When planning a backup strategy, ideally one needs to prioritize important data and only back up what is absolutely necessary for operations. Assuming storage limitations, which of these is LEAST important to back up?

TBA

Which backup method saves copies of all important files and data at each backup?

TBA

What are advantages of on-site backups? Check all that apply.

There is quicker data access Data is more secure because of less outbound traffic (?)

How can you verify that your disaster recovery plan will be effective? Check all that apply.

Through thorough testing Through disaster simulations

What are some of the purposes of a post-mortem? Check all that apply.

To learn from and adapt processes for higher efficiency to understand the cause of mistakes and how to prevent them to foster a culture where it's ok to make mistakes (?)

What's the purpose of a post-mortem report?

To learn from mistakes

You are performing a network risk assessment to develop your disaster recovery plan. Which of these are examples of DETECTION measures? Check all that apply.

Using alert systems for outages Monitoring system testings Testing your own (and users') knowledge & readiness for disaster

What are some ways you can make your backups more space-efficient? Check all that apply.

use compression use incremental

What's a commonly overlooked part of a post-mortem report?

what went well