Which of the following represents the GREATEST risk created
by a reciprocal agreement for disaster recovery made between
two companies?
A. Developments may result in hardware and software
incompatibility.
B. Resources may not be available when needed.
C. The recovery plan cannot be tested.
D. The security infrastructures in each company may be
different.
Answer / guest
Answer: A
If one organization updates its hardware and software
configuration, it may mean that it is no longer compatible
with the systems of the other party in the agreement. This
may mean that each company is unable to use the facilities
at the other company to recover their processing following a
disaster. Resources being unavailable when needed are an
intrinsic risk in any reciprocal agreement, but this is a
contractual matter and is not the greatest risk. The plan
can be tested by paper-based walk-throughs and, possibly, by
agreement between the companies. The difference in security
infrastructures, while a risk, is not insurmountable.
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