SSCP Question #1175: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

The most secure method for storing backup tapes is?

Options

• AIn a locked desk drawer
• BIn the same building, but on a different floor
• CIn a cool dry climate
• DOff site in a climate controlled area
• EIn a fire proof safe inside the data center (for faster retrieval)
• FNone of the above

Explanation

The most secure method for storing backup tapes is off-site in a climate-controlled area, protecting them from localized disasters and environmental damage.

Common mistakes.

• A. Storing backups in a locked desk drawer offers minimal security and no protection against building-wide disasters.
• B. Storing backups in the same building, even on a different floor, still leaves them vulnerable to the same localized disasters (e.g., fire, flood) that could affect the primary data center.
• C. While a cool, dry climate is important for tape preservation, simply specifying this without off-site storage does not address disaster recovery or security from localized threats.
• E. Storing backups in a fireproof safe inside the data center still subjects them to other localized disasters that could affect the entire data center, such as major power outages or theft, and doesn't offer geographic redundancy.
• F. This is incorrect because off-site, climate-controlled storage is indeed the most secure and recommended method.

Concept tested. Secure backup storage practices

Reference. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/disaster-recovery/backup-restore

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