After an assessment, auditors recommended that an application hosting company should contract with additional data providers for redundant high speed Internet
connections. Which of the following is MOST likely the reason for this recommendation? (Select TWO).

A.
To allow load balancing for cloud support

B.
To allow for business continuity if one provider goes out of business

C.
To eliminate a single point of failure

D.
To allow for a hot site in case of disaster

E.
To improve intranet communication speeds

Explanation:
A high-speed internet connection to a second data provider could be used to keep an up-to-date replicate of the main site. In case of problem on the first site,
operation can quickly switch to the second site. This eliminates the single point of failure and allows the business to continue uninterrupted on the second site.
Note: Recovery Time Objective
The recovery time objective (RTO) is the maximum amount of time that a process or service is allowed to be down and the consequences still be considered
acceptable. Beyond this time, the break in business continuity is considered to affect the business negatively. The RTO is agreed on during BIA creation.
Incorrect Answers:
A: Load balancing is done on the local intranet, not over the internet.
D: An alternate data site could be used as a hot site. But a high-speed internet connection is not needed for a hot site.
A hot site is a location that can provide operations within hours of a failure. This type of site would have servers, networks, and telecommunications equipment in
place to reestablish service in a short time.
E: An additional internet site would not improve local communication speed on the intranet.

Dulaney, Emmett and Chuck Eastton, CompTIA Security+ Study Guide, Sixth Edition, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2014, pp 32-33, 33