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ISC2 · ISC2 CC

Ethics, due care, and due diligence

ISC2 CC · Lesson 4 of 16 · 21:29

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Prepare for the ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) exam, on the 2026 outline. In this lesson: professional codes of conduct, due care and due diligence, the ISC2 Code of Ethics and its four canons, and ethics in practice. Includes three original practice questions, with Maplewood Schools, a fictional school district, as the example.

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  • Before signing with a new online grading vendor, Maplewood reviews the vendor’s security reports and the contract terms. Which concept does this show?
  • A manager asks a certified analyst to tell parents that no student data was exposed, although the analyst knows that it was. Which canon does this request most directly ask the analyst to break?
  • Maplewood patches its servers every month, encrypts its laptops, and keeps its firewall rules up to date, as any careful district would. Which concept does this show?