Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) — Question 416

When recovering from an outage, what is the Recovery Point Objective (RPO), in terms of data recovery?

Answer options

• A. The RPO is the minimum amount of data that needs to be recovered.
• B. The RPO is the amount of time it takes to recover an acceptable percentage of data lost.
• C. The RPO is a goal to recover a targeted percentage of data lost.
• D. The RPO is the maximum amount of time for which loss of data is acceptable.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer, D, defines the RPO as the maximum allowable time during which data loss is acceptable, guiding recovery strategies. Options A, B, and C misinterpret the RPO by focusing on data quantity or recovery time instead of the timeframe for acceptable data loss.