In short
A hot site is a fully equipped backup facility with current data that can take over operations within hours or less after a disaster.
Key takeaways
- A warm site has equipment but needs data restored and set up, taking days.
- A cold site has space and power but little or no equipment, and takes longest.
- The choice depends on the recovery time objective and cost.
Where it's tested
ISC: Incident Response & Monitoring — study notes, a five-minute revision sheet and practice questions.
Practise: 3 questions
Question 1 of 3 · 0 answered
A hot site differs from a cold site in that a hot site: