
You have provisionally passed the CISSP exam and started the online endorsement application to earn the certification (as a privilege) and obtain your credential. To commit to fully supporting the (ISC)² Code of Ethics, you are exercising due diligence and reviewing the code online. Which of the following is not an ethics canon that you might violate?
A. Protect society, the common good, necessary public trust and confidence, and the infrastructure.
B. Act honorably, honestly, justly, responsibly, and legally.
C. Provide diligent and competent service to principles.
D. Advance and protect the profession.
Kindly be reminded that the suggested answer is for your reference only. It doesn’t matter whether you have the right or wrong answer. What really matters is your reasoning process and justifications.
My suggested answer is C. Provide diligent and competent service to principles.
There have been two versions of the ISC2 Code of Ethics Cannon III: one for “principals” and the other for “principles.” Both are grammatically and semantically correct but have different meanings.
ISC2 has confirmed and revised the Cannon III as “Provide diligent and competent service to principals.” However, many other pages are not revised yet.



Reference
- (ISC)² Code Of Ethics
- Get Endorsed
- Membership Policies and Procedures
- What is the Certification Process?
- Agree to the (ISC)² Code of Ethics
- Typo in ISC2 Code of Ethics Canons?
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您已臨時通過CISSP考試,並開始進行線上的背書申請程序,以取得認證資格(一項特權)及證書。 為了致力於完全支持(ISC)²道德守則,您正在盡職調查(due diligence)並於線上檢視道德守則。 以下哪一項不是您可能違反的道德準則?
A. Protect society, the common good, necessary public trust and confidence, and the infrastructure.
B. Act honorably, honestly, justly, responsibly, and legally.
C. Provide diligent and competent service to principles.
D. Advance and protect the profession.