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You are in charge of creating the BCDR plan and procedures for your organization. Your organization has its production environment hosted by a cloud provider, and you have appropriate protections in…

The correct answer is B. Good cryptographic key management. Good cryptographic key management is a significant consideration for BCDR backups in the cloud, ensuring that encrypted backup data can be recovered while maintaining its confidentiality and integrity.

Submitted by mike_84· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Data Security

Question

You are in charge of creating the BCDR plan and procedures for your organization. Your organization has its production environment hosted by a cloud provider, and you have appropriate protections in place. Which of the following is a significant consideration for your BCDR backup?

Options

  • AEnough personnel at the BCDR recovery site to ensure proper operations
  • BGood cryptographic key management
  • CAccess to the servers where the BCDR backup is stored
  • DForensic analysis capabilities

How the community answered

(18 responses)
  • A
    17% (3)
  • B
    72% (13)
  • C
    6% (1)
  • D
    6% (1)

Why each option

Good cryptographic key management is a significant consideration for BCDR backups in the cloud, ensuring that encrypted backup data can be recovered while maintaining its confidentiality and integrity.

AEnough personnel at the BCDR recovery site to ensure proper operations

'Enough personnel at the BCDR recovery site' refers more to the operational aspect of disaster recovery for an on-premises or co-located site, which is less relevant when the production environment is already hosted by a cloud provider and the recovery strategy might leverage cloud services.

BGood cryptographic key managementCorrect

For BCDR backups, especially in a cloud environment, data is often encrypted for confidentiality. Without proper cryptographic key management, including secure storage, rotation, and lifecycle management of encryption keys, the organization may be unable to decrypt and restore its backups during a disaster, rendering the entire BCDR plan useless.

CAccess to the servers where the BCDR backup is stored

In a cloud environment, direct 'access to the servers where the BCDR backup is stored' is typically managed by the cloud provider; the customer manages access to the data and services, not the underlying physical servers.

DForensic analysis capabilities

Forensic analysis capabilities are important for investigating security incidents after they occur, but they are not a primary consideration for ensuring the recoverability and integrity of the BCDR backup itself.

Concept tested: BCDR in cloud environments - Key Management

Source: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-57pt1r5.pdf

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#BCDR#Cloud Backup#Key Management#Data Security

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