Recovery time objective
nounverified· unreviewed·updated Aug 30, 2026
The overall length of time an information system’s components can be in the recovery phase before negatively impacting the organization’s mission or mission/business functions.
MWENISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Senses
ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary
The amount of time allowed for the recovery of a business function or resource after a disaster occurs
Classifications
Entity Type
Metric0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity
—85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class
—90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants
- acronym
- RTO
- plural
- Recovery time objectives
- possessive
- Recovery time objective's
- pluralpossessive
- Recovery time objectives'