After a full operational contingency test, the IS auditor
performs a review of the recovery steps and concludes that
the elapsed time until the technological environment and
systems were actually functioning, exceeded the required
critical recovery time. Which of the following should the
auditor recommend?
A. Perform an integral review of the recovery tasks.
B. Broaden the processing capacity to gain recovery time.
C. Make improvements in the facility's circulation structure.
D. Increase the amount of human resources involved in the
recovery.
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Answer: A
Performing an exhaustive review of the recovery tasks would
be appropriate to identify the way these tasks were
performed, the time allocated to each of the steps required
to accomplish recovery, and determine where adjustments can
be made. Choices B, C, and D could be actions after the
described review has been completed.
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