ACCA Strategic Professional · Strategic Business Leader · IT systems security and control
Marlow Foods keeps its nightly backup tapes in a locked cabinet in the same server room as its main system. It has never tried restoring from them. Which weakness is the most significant for business continuity?
The key weakness is that backups sit in the same room as the live system, so one disaster could destroy both, and they have never been test-restored. Off-site storage and regular restoration testing are needed for assurance.
- ABackups are taken too frequently
- BBackups are exposed to the same site disaster and their restorability is unverifiedCorrect
- CTapes are an outdated medium and must be replaced by cloud storage
- DThe cabinet is locked, which slows recovery
Explanation
Storing backups on site means a fire or flood could destroy both live data and copies, so off-site or separate storage is needed. Without restore testing, there is no assurance the backups work. Frequency and locking are not weaknesses, and medium choice is secondary.
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