An internal auditor observed that the organization's disaster recovery solution will make use of a cold site in a town several miles away. Which of the following is likely to be a characteristic of this disaster recovery solution?
A.
Data is synchronized in real time.
B.
Recovery time is expected to be less than one week.
C.
Servers are not available and need to be procured.
D.
Recovery resources and data restore processes have been defined.
A cold site is a disaster recovery location that provides only basic infrastructure (e.g., power, cooling, and space) but does not have pre-installed IT systems. Organizations must procure and install servers before recovery can begin.
Option A (Real-time data synchronization) applies to hot sites, which maintain fully operational backup systems.
Option B (Recovery time under one week) is more characteristic of warm or hot sites, as cold sites require longer setup times.
Option D (Defined recovery processes) applies to all disaster recovery plans and does not differentiate cold sites.
Since a cold site lacks pre-installed servers, Option C is the correct answer.
[Reference: IIA IT Disaster Recovery Planning – Cold, Warm, and Hot Sites, , , ]
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