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10 free, exam-style HITRUST Certified CSF Practitioner (CCSFP) practice questions with answers and explanations. No signup required. Work through them below, then take the full free CCSFP practice test to study every exam domain.

Question 1

An organization wants the lowest-effort HITRUST assessment that still results in a certification valid for one year and is scored only against the Implemented maturity level. Which assessment type fits this requirement?

  1. r2 Validated Assessment
  2. i1 Validated Assessment
  3. e1 Validated Assessment
  4. Readiness Assessment
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Correct answer: C - e1 Validated Assessment

Question 2

A practitioner is asked how many control requirements are included in an i1 assessment. Which response is correct?

  1. 44 control requirements
  2. 182 control requirements
  3. 156 control requirements
  4. A tailored number based on scoping factors
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Correct answer: B - 182 control requirements

Question 3

During training, a candidate states that the HITRUST CSF contains 19 control categories. The instructor corrects this. Which statement accurately reflects the CSF structure?

  1. There are 19 control categories and 14 assessment domains
  2. There are 14 control categories and 19 assessment domains
  3. There are 14 control categories and 14 assessment domains
  4. There are 19 control categories and 19 assessment domains
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Correct answer: B - There are 14 control categories and 19 assessment domains

Question 4

An organization's information system is accessible from the internet and stores protected health information. When determining the applicable implementation level, this characteristic is classified as which type of risk factor?

  1. Organizational risk factor
  2. Regulatory risk factor
  3. System risk factor
  4. Inherited risk factor
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Correct answer: C - System risk factor

Question 5

Under the current HITRUST scoring methodology, which maturity level carries the single greatest weight when calculating a requirement's score?

  1. Policy
  2. Procedure
  3. Implemented
  4. Managed
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Correct answer: C - Implemented

Question 6

When evaluating a requirement statement, an assessor finds that the organization tracks metrics on a control but takes no action to improve it based on those metrics. Why can the Managed maturity level never be scored higher than the Measured level?

  1. Managed is weighted lower than Measured in the scoring rubric
  2. An organization cannot manage a control it is not measuring
  3. Managed only applies to r2 assessments, not i1 or e1
  4. The two levels are always scored as a combined single value
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Correct answer: B - An organization cannot manage a control it is not measuring

Question 7

A control is fully documented and operating, but the organization activated it only two weeks before validation fieldwork began. With respect to a validated r2 assessment, what is the most significant concern?

  1. The control must be mapped to at least one authoritative source
  2. The control has not been operating effectively for the required minimum period
  3. The control must be scored at the Policy maturity level only
  4. The control cannot be inherited from a shared service provider
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Correct answer: B - The control has not been operating effectively for the required minimum period

Question 8

A colleague holds an active CCSFP and wants to perform the pre-submission quality review on validated assessments. What must they obtain to be permitted to do so?

  1. A second CCSFP credential under a different assessor organization
  2. The Certified HITRUST Quality Professional (CHQP) credential
  3. Two additional years of information security experience
  4. Authorization as an external assessor organization owner
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Correct answer: B - The Certified HITRUST Quality Professional (CHQP) credential

Question 9

An organization completes a self-assessment in MyCSF and asks the practitioner whether this result can be issued as a HITRUST certification. What is the correct response?

  1. Yes, once HITRUST completes its quality assurance review of the self-assessment
  2. Yes, provided every domain scores at or above the certification threshold
  3. No, a readiness/self-assessment is not reviewed by HITRUST and cannot result in certification
  4. No, but it converts automatically to a validated assessment after 90 days
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Correct answer: C - No, a readiness/self-assessment is not reviewed by HITRUST and cannot result in certification

Question 10

An organization is initiating a brand-new r2 assessment and asks which version of the HITRUST CSF they are required to use. Which statement reflects HITRUST's requirement?

  1. Any CSF version released within the previous three years
  2. The version that was current when the organization first became HITRUST certified
  3. The most current released version of the CSF
  4. Whichever version the external assessor organization standardizes on
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Correct answer: C - The most current released version of the CSF

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