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An organization could have many reasons that are common throughout the industry to activate a BCDR situation. Which of the following is NOT a typical reason to activate a BCDR plan?

The correct answer is C. Staff loss. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) plans are activated for major disruptions affecting infrastructure, not typically for individual staff loss.

Submitted by kwame.gh· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Security Operations

Question

An organization could have many reasons that are common throughout the industry to activate a BCDR situation. Which of the following is NOT a typical reason to activate a BCDR plan?

Options

  • ANatural disaster
  • BUtility outage
  • CStaff loss
  • DTerrorist attack

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • C
    88% (22)
  • D
    8% (2)

Why each option

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) plans are activated for major disruptions affecting infrastructure, not typically for individual staff loss.

ANatural disaster

A natural disaster, such as a hurricane or earthquake, is a classic example of an event that would necessitate the activation of a BCDR plan to restore critical business functions and data.

BUtility outage

A utility outage, especially a prolonged power or network outage, can severely disrupt business operations and is a common trigger for activating a BCDR plan.

CStaff lossCorrect

While staff loss can impact operations, BCDR plans are primarily designed to respond to major disruptions like natural disasters or large-scale outages that affect critical infrastructure or the entire business environment. Individual or localized staff loss is usually handled by human resources and internal continuity protocols, not a full BCDR activation.

DTerrorist attack

A terrorist attack represents a significant security and physical threat that would certainly trigger a BCDR plan to ensure the safety of personnel and the continuity of essential services.

Concept tested: BCDR plan activation triggers

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/resiliency/disaster-recovery-guidance

Topics

#Business Continuity#Disaster Recovery#Incident Management#Operational Resilience

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