Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) — Question 5

Within a business continuity plan (BCP), which of the following is the MOST important consideration to ensure the ability to restore availability and access to personal data in the event of a data privacy incident?

Answer options

• A. Offline backup availability
• B. Recovery time objective (RTO)
• C. Recovery point objective (RPO)
• D. Online backup frequency

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, Recovery point objective (RPO), as it defines the maximum acceptable amount of data loss measured in time, which is crucial for restoring data after an incident. Options A and D relate to backup strategies but do not directly address data restoration timelines, while B, Recovery time objective (RTO), focuses on how quickly systems should be restored rather than the amount of data that can be lost.