CISSP · Question #547
Continuity of operations is BEST supported by which of the following?
The correct answer is C. Connectivity, reliability, and recovery. Continuity of operations focuses on maintaining business functions during and after disruptions, which requires specific operational pillars rather than security-focused principles.
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- AConfidentiality, availability, and reliability
- BConnectivity, reliability, and redundancy
- CConnectivity, reliability, and recovery
- DConfidentiality, integrity, and availability
How the community answered
(21 responses)- A10% (2)
- C86% (18)
- D5% (1)
Why each option
Continuity of operations focuses on maintaining business functions during and after disruptions, which requires specific operational pillars rather than security-focused principles.
Confidentiality and integrity are information security properties (part of the CIA triad) that protect data, but they do not directly address the operational continuity requirements of keeping systems connected and recoverable during disruptions.
While connectivity and reliability are correct pillars, redundancy is a technique used to achieve continuity rather than a core operational principle of continuity itself, and recovery is more directly aligned with continuity planning than redundancy alone.
Connectivity, reliability, and recovery directly address the operational requirements of continuity of operations: connectivity ensures systems and users can communicate and access resources, reliability ensures systems function consistently without unexpected failures, and recovery ensures that when failures do occur, systems and processes can be restored to normal operation in a timely manner - all three are essential to sustaining uninterrupted business operations.
Confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA triad) are the foundational principles of information security, not continuity of operations - although availability overlaps, this triad is specifically associated with data security rather than operational continuity planning.
Concept tested: Continuity of operations core operational principles
Source: https://www.ready.gov/business/planning/continuity
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