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When a Requirement Statement’s responsibility is shared between a client and service providers (e.g., cloud vendors or managed security providers), HITRUST requires ablended scoring approach. Assessors must evaluate all parties’ contributions and assign a composite score that reflects the total control environment. This prevents organizations from over-relying on inherited provider scores without demonstrating their own responsibilities (e.g., configuration, monitoring). It also prevents dismissing requirements as N/A since partial responsibility still exists. By combining the provider’s validated assessment results with the client’s implementation evidence, HITRUST ensures a complete and accurate reflection of risk. Sole reliance on provider scores would overlook gaps in client-side processes.

In ani1 assessment, scoring follows a pass/fail logic tied to CAP requirements. If aControl Referencescores below the defined threshold (typically83for i1 assessments), any gaps within its requirement statements must be addressed with arequired Corrective Action Plan (CAP). A score of62is below the threshold, meaning it cannot be accepted without remediation. This ensures organizations remediate key cybersecurity hygiene gaps, even in a moderate assurance assessment. Optional CAPs are not used in i1 assessments, as the assurance program emphasizes mandatory remediation for below-threshold controls. Certification cannot be granted with unresolved required CAPs. Therefore, the correct outcome for a score of 62 in an i1 Control Reference is arequired CAP.

When an entity submits an assessment to their External Assessor, the responses are locked to preserve the integrity of the submission. However, changes can still be made if theassessor reverts a Requirement Statementback to the entity. This allows management to adjust responses, provide new evidence, or clarify details before the assessor finalizes validation. HITRUST itself does not revert requirement statements during the assessment phase, as that authority rests with the assessor. Once the assessment is submitted to HITRUST QA, responses cannot be modified. This process ensures proper control while still giving flexibility for corrections during the assessor review.

Control Objectives within the HITRUST CSF describe theintended outcomesthat organizations should achieve through the implementation of controls. They do not prescribe how to achieve the result but set thegoal or purposeof control activities. For example, a control objective may state that access to systems should be restricted to authorized users. The actual requirement statements beneath that objective describe specific policies, procedures, and technical measures needed to fulfill it. This layered approach aligns with best practices in frameworks like ISO 27001 and NIST, where control objectives serve as high-level goals, and control activities provide the actionable detail. The objective-driven design helps organizations understand not only the “what” but also the “why” behind each control.

The HITRUST CSF is designed to protectall forms of sensitive information, not just structured digital data. This includeswords(text documents, records),numbers(financial data, identifiers),pictures(images, radiology scans, photographs), andsounds(voice recordings, call center data). The comprehensive scope ensures that entities consider every medium in which sensitive information may exist, whether electronic, physical, or spoken. This aligns with regulatory definitions, such as HIPAA, which recognizes both electronic and non-electronic forms of protected health information. By covering all forms, HITRUST ensures organizations apply consistent safeguards across their environments and do not overlook exposures outside IT systems, such as printed reports or recorded conversations.

Systematic/Interval samplingis a recognized statistical methodology where items are selected at regular intervals from an ordered population. For example, selecting every 100th transaction, log entry, or user account from a file. This approach provides coverage across the dataset while being more efficient than random sampling. HITRUST accepts systematic sampling as long as the population is not ordered in a way that introduces bias (e.g., chronological logs where every 100th entry might reflect similar conditions). By contrast,random samplingrequires a truly random number generator,judgmentalrelies on assessor discretion, andhaphazardlacks any structured methodology. For this scenario, selecting every 100th item is clearlySystematic/Interval sampling.