Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) must evolve to address cyber recovery, not just operational outages. This paper explains why ransomware and data corruption fundamentally extend recovery timelines. It distinguishes operational recovery from cyber recovery, highlighting the need for clean-room environments, forensic validation, and secure restore points. The paper outlines best practices for setting differentiated objectives across workloads and locations. Cloud-native, SaaS-based recovery platforms enable faster, safer recovery while aligning executive expectations with real-world cyber resilience requirements.

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