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CPA · Question 17 · Area I: Information Systems
During a SOC 2 engagement, you observe that the organization tests its Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) annually using a 'Tabletop Exercise'. What does this involve?
During a SOC 2 engagement, you observe that the organization tests its Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) annually using a 'Tabletop Exercise'. What does this involve?
Answer options:
A.
Full interruption of the primary data center to force failover to the secondary site.
B.
Restoring data from backups to a test server.
C.
Key stakeholders meet to discuss and walk through the plan scenarios without actual system failover.
D.
Running the primary and secondary sites in parallel.
How to approach this question
The name 'Tabletop' implies sitting around a table.
Full Answer
C.Key stakeholders meet to discuss and walk through the plan scenarios without actual system failover.✓ Correct
Key stakeholders meet to discuss and walk through the plan scenarios without actual system failover.
A Tabletop Exercise is a discussion-based session where team members meet to review their roles and responses during a simulated emergency situation, without actually touching the live systems.
Common mistakes
Confusing tabletop with parallel or full interruption tests.
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