NIST CSF Practice Question: What is a Recovery Time Objective (RTO)? | CyberCertPrep
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What is a Recovery Time Objective (RTO)?
A.The time between routine backup operations
B.The time it takes to detect a cybersecurity incident
C.The total duration of a cybersecurity incident from start to finish
D.The maximum acceptable time to restore a system or service after a disruption
Why D is correct
Recovery Time Objective (RTO) defines the maximum acceptable time to restore a system, service, or business process after a disruption, guiding recovery prioritization.
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Where this fits in the NIST CSF exam
Recover Function
NIST CSF Recover function: recovery planning, improvements, and communications to restore services after an incident.
This question belongs to the "Recover" domain, which makes up about 10% of the NIST CSF exam.
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