Phase 2: Domain 2 — Asset Security

Phase 2: Domain 2 — Asset Security (10%)

Timeline: Apr 12-18 (Week 2)

Smallest exam weight but covers data classification, handling, retention, and privacy — concepts that intersect with your HIPAA work at CHLA.

Key Concepts

Data Classification

  • Government: Top Secret → Secret → Confidential → Unclassified

  • Commercial: Confidential → Private → Sensitive → Public

  • Data owner (executive), data custodian (IT), data processor (third party)

Data States

  • Data at rest (encrypted storage — your age/gopass/Vault)

  • Data in transit (encrypted channels — your EAP-TLS, Vault TLS)

  • Data in use (memory protection, process isolation)

Data Lifecycle

  • Create → Store → Use → Share → Archive → Destroy

  • Retention policies: legal holds, regulatory requirements (HIPAA: 6 years)

  • Destruction methods: degaussing, shredding, crypto-shredding, overwriting

Privacy

  • PII (Personally Identifiable Information)

  • PHI (Protected Health Information) — your CHLA daily reality

  • Data minimization, purpose limitation, consent

  • Privacy impact assessment (PIA)

  • DPO (Data Protection Officer) — GDPR requirement

Handling Requirements

  • Labeling, marking, handling procedures per classification

  • Scoping and tailoring controls to data sensitivity

  • Baseline security controls

Practice Questions

25 questions/day from Official Practice Tests — Domain 2 section.

Check Status

Read Study Guide Chapter 5 (Asset Security)

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Watch Destination Certification MindMap — Domain 2

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Mapped CHLA PHI handling to Domain 2 concepts

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Data classification scheme understood

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Data lifecycle and destruction methods memorized

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25+ practice questions completed (Domain 2)

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