Episode 19 — Design Disaster Recovery Targets: RTO, RPO, Testing, and Restoration Evidence
This episode explains disaster recovery targets and how leaders translate them into tested capabilities, reinforcing exam-critical definitions like RTO and RPO and the operational implications behind them. You will define recovery time objective as the time needed to restore service availability and recovery point objective as the acceptable window of data loss, then learn how to select targets based on business impact rather than wishful thinking. We connect targets to real controls such as backups, replication, failover design, staffing, access, and runbook quality, and explain why testing is the only reliable proof that targets are achievable. You will also learn troubleshooting issues that commonly break DR plans, including hidden dependencies, missing credentials, insufficient bandwidth, and restoration steps that were never updated after system changes. A scenario follows a data corruption event that forces restoration under pressure, illustrating how evidence of successful recovery, such as logs, test results, and validated service behavior, supports leadership confidence and audit readiness. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com, where you’ll find more cyber audio courses, books, and information to strengthen your educational path. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the latest news, visit DailyCyber.News for a newsletter you can use, and a daily podcast you can commute with.
