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SSCP · Question #537

Of the reasons why a Disaster Recovery plan gets outdated, which of the following is not true?

The correct answer is C. Continous auditing makes a Disaster Recovery plan irrelevant. DR plans become outdated due to personnel turnover (A) - key contacts and roles change; the sheer size and complexity of large plans (B) making them hard to maintain; and infrastructure and environment changes (D) rendering documented procedures obsolete. Continuous auditing…

Submitted by lars.no· Apr 18, 2026Incident Response and Recovery

Question

Of the reasons why a Disaster Recovery plan gets outdated, which of the following is not true?

Options

  • APersonnel turnover
  • BLarge plans can take a lot of work to maintain
  • CContinous auditing makes a Disaster Recovery plan irrelevant
  • DInfrastructure and environment changes

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    96% (27)

Explanation

DR plans become outdated due to personnel turnover (A) - key contacts and roles change; the sheer size and complexity of large plans (B) making them hard to maintain; and infrastructure and environment changes (D) rendering documented procedures obsolete. Continuous auditing (C) is the opposite of making a DR plan irrelevant - it is a best practice that helps keep the DR plan current, accurate, and effective by identifying gaps and changes.

Topics

#Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)#DRP maintenance#Auditing#Plan lifecycle

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