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A partner is trusted to handle routine scheduling data but the same partner is not trusted with regulated health records. Which property of trust does this illustrate?

  1. Trust is mandated by policy rather than earned
  2. Trust is transitive across relationships
  3. Trust is relative to the specific circumstance or situation
  4. Trust is a fixed attribute of the partner
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Answer: C. Trust is relative to the specific circumstance or situation

SP 800-39 states trust is usually relative to a specific circumstance or situation, such as the amount of money involved, the sensitivity or criticality of the information, or whether safety is at stake.

Source: NIST SP 800-39 (NIST) — Sec. 2.6 Trust and Trustworthiness

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