The BEST method to mitigate the risk of a dictionary attack on a system is to

1. A. use a hardware token.
2. B. use complex passphrases.
3. C. implement password history.
4. D. encrypt the access control list (ACL).

Correct Answer: A

Business Associates

1. A. are entities that perform services that require the use of Protected Health Information on behalf of Covered Entitie
2. B. One covered entity may be a business partner of another covered entity
3. C. are entities that do not perform services that require the use of Protected Health Information on behalf of Covered Entitie
4. D. One covered entity may be a business partner of another covered entity
5. E. are entities that perform services that require the use of Encrypted Insurance Information on behalf of Covered Entitie
6. F. One covered entity may be a business partner of another covered entity
7. G. are entities that perform services that require the use of Protected Health Information on behalf of Covered Entitie
8. H. One covered entity cannot be a business partner of another covered entity.

Correct Answer: A

In general, servers that are facing the Internet should be placed in a demilitarized zone (DMZ). What is MAIN purpose of the DMZ?

1. A. Reduced risk to internal systems.
2. B. Prepare the server for potential attacks.
3. C. Mitigate the risk associated with the exposed server.
4. D. Bypass the need for a firewall.

Correct Answer: A

Since the early 1900s, the burden of disease in developed countries has shifted.

1. A. to underdeveloped countries
2. B. from infectious to chronic disease
3. C. from chronic to infectious disease
4. D. from the rich to the poor

Correct Answer: B

The HIPPA task force must first

1. A. inventory the organization's systems, processes, policies, procedures and data to determine which elements are critical to patient care and central to the organization's business
2. B. inventory the organization's systems, processes, policies, procedures and data to determine which elements are non critical to patient care and central to the organization's business
3. C. inventory the organization's systems, processes, policies, procedures and data to determine which elements are critical to patient complaints and central to the organization's peripheral businesses
4. D. modify the organization's systems, processes, policies, procedures and data to determine which elements are critical to patient care and central to the organization's business

Correct Answer: A