Correct Answer: C
Risk analysis is the process of identifying, assessing, and prioritizing the risks that could affect an organization's assets, operations, or objectives. Risk analysis is an essential component of Disaster Recovery (DR) planning, as it helps to determine the likelihood and impact of various disaster scenarios, and to develop appropriate mitigation and recovery strategies. The main objective of risk analysis in DR planning is to identify potential threats to business availability, which is the ability of an organization to continue its critical business functions and processes in the event of a disaster. Business availability depends on the availability of the information systems (IS) that support the business functions and processes, such as hardware, software, data, network, and personnel. Risk analysis helps to identify the vulnerabilities and threats that could compromise the availability of the IS, and to estimate the potential losses and damages that could result from a disaster. Risk analysis also helps to establish the recovery point objective (RPO), which is the maximum acceptable amount of data loss after a disaster, and the recovery time objective (RTO), which is the maximum acceptable time to restore the normal operations after a disaster. References: Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK, Fifth Edition, Chapter 7: Security Operations, page 330. [CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide, Eighth Edition], Chapter 8: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning, page 461.