ISC2 ISSAP Exam - Topic 3 Question 95 Discussion

Actual exam question for ISC2's ISSAP exam

Question #: 95
Topic #: 3

You work as a Network Administrator for Net Soft Inc. You are designing a data backup plan for your company's network. The backup policy of the company requires high security and easy recovery of dat

a. Which of the following options will you choose to accomplish this?

ATake a full backup daily and use six-tape rotation.

BTake a full backup on Monday and a differential backup on each of the following weekdays. Keep Monday's backup offsite.

CTake a full backup daily with the previous night's tape taken offsite.

DTake a full backup on alternate days and keep rotating the tapes.

ETake a full backup on Monday and an incremental backup on each of the following weekdays. Keep Monday's backup offsite.
F:Take a full backup daily with one tape taken offsite weekly.

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by Elbert at Jan 23, 2025, 09:45 AM

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Devorah

3 months ago

I’m surprised they didn’t mention cloud backups as an option!

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Laila

3 months ago

Wait, why would you take a full backup daily? Seems excessive.

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Luisa

3 months ago

Definitely agree with option B, it's a solid plan!

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Laurene

4 months ago

Full backup daily? Sounds like overkill to me.

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Sabine

4 months ago

I think option C is the best for security and recovery.

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Bette

4 months ago

I recall that rotating tapes can help with data recovery, but I can't remember if alternate days is enough. Option D seems risky.

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Karon

4 months ago

I practiced a similar question, and I think daily backups are important, but I’m unsure if taking a full backup every day is necessary.

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Jennie

4 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I feel like keeping backups offsite is crucial for security. Maybe option B or E would be best?

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Miles

5 months ago

I remember studying backup strategies, and I think a differential backup might be more efficient than a full backup every day.

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Erinn

5 months ago

I think Option C is the way to go - a full daily backup with the previous night's tape taken offsite. That provides both security and easy recovery. I'm confident that's the best solution here.

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Frederica

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused by the wording of some of these options. I'll need to make sure I understand the differences between full, differential, and incremental backups before deciding.

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Freida

5 months ago

Option B looks promising - a full backup on Monday and differential backups the rest of the week, with the Monday backup kept offsite. That seems to hit the key points of the question.

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Lovetta

5 months ago

Hmm, this is a tricky one. I'm not sure which option would be the most secure and efficient. I'll have to weigh the pros and cons of each approach.

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Cortney

5 months ago

This seems like a straightforward backup plan question. I'll carefully read through the options and think about which one best meets the requirements of high security and easy recovery.

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Elliot

9 months ago

Option F, for 'fully awesome'! Daily full backups with weekly offsite storage - now that's what I call a rock-solid data protection plan. *mic drop*

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Vicki

9 months ago

D is the way to go! Gotta stay on that alternate day grind, baby. Keeps things fresh and unpredictable, like my dance moves.

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Hana

9 months ago

Hmm, E seems tempting, but I'm worried about the recovery time for incremental backups. I think I'll go with B to strike the right balance.

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Narcisa

8 months ago

User 4: I also think B is the way to go. It's important to balance security and recovery time.

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Gracia

8 months ago

User 3: B sounds like a good choice. Keeping Monday's backup offsite is a smart move.

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Maile

9 months ago

User 2: I agree, recovery time is important. I prefer B for a good balance.

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Jacob

9 months ago

User 1: I think E is tempting, but I'm worried about recovery time for incremental backups.

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Karl

10 months ago

I'm going with C. Offsite storage is crucial, and a daily full backup with offsite rotation seems like the simplest and most reliable approach.

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Maryann

9 months ago

User 2: Yeah, having the previous night's tape offsite daily is a good practice for data backup.

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Reita

9 months ago

User 1: I agree, C seems like the best option for high security and easy recovery.

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Brendan

11 months ago

That's a good point, but I still think option B provides a good balance between security and recovery.

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Maryanne

11 months ago

B looks like the best option to me. Differential backups are faster and easier to recover from than daily full backups, and keeping the Monday backup offsite provides the necessary high security.

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