CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor – Question1686

Which of the following is the GREATEST risk when storage growth in a critical file server is not managed properly?

A. Backup time would steadily increase
B. Backup operational cost would significantly increase
C. Storage operational cost would significantly increase
D. Server recovery work may not meet the recovery time objective (RTO)

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Explanation:
In case of a crash, recovering a server with an extensive amount of data could require a significant amount of time. If the recovery cannot meet the recovery time objective (RTO), there will be a discrepancy in IT strategies. It’s important to ensure that server restoration can meet the RTO. Incremental backup would only take the backup of the daily differential, thus a steady increase in backup time is not always true. The backup and storage costs issues are not as significant as not meeting the RTO.