In short
Recovery sites differ in readiness. A cold site provides space and power but no equipment, so recovery takes days or weeks; a warm site has some equipment and connections, so recovery is faster.
Key takeaways
- A hot site is fully equipped with current data and can take over within hours or less.
- Faster recovery costs more, so the choice depends on the recovery time objective.
- Cloud-based recovery is now a common alternative.
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: