Which items belong in a DPAS backup and recovery plan?

• A. A single on-site backup with no testing.
• B. Regular backups, off-site storage, tested recovery procedures, and periodic DR drills.
• C. Backups only once a year.
• D. Only data exports; no recovery procedures.

Answer: (B)

A solid backup and recovery plan for DPAS hinges on having a complete, verifiable process to keep data safe and restorable after any incident. The best choice includes regular backups to capture up-to-date information, off-site storage to guard against local disasters, tested recovery procedures to confirm you can actually restore systems and data, and periodic disaster recovery drills to practice and improve the plan over time. This combination ensures data integrity, availability, and a proven path to quick restoration, which is essential for defense property accountability.

The other approaches fall short because they lack one or more of these elements: a single on-site backup with no testing leaves you vulnerable if the primary site is damaged or if restores fail; backing up only once a year means you may be restoring to a stale state and miss recent changes; exporting data without any defined recovery procedures provides data but not a tested, actionable method to recover operations.