ISC2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) Practice Question
You are the SSCP on call for an AWS-hosted SaaS workload. A senior developer asks you to make an unencrypted RDS snapshot of a tenant's production database and share it to their personal account so they can debug a feature before tomorrow's release. The tenant's contract and internal policy both prohibit disclosure without written approval. According to the (ISC)² Code of Ethics canons, what is the most appropriate first action?
Anonymize sensitive columns in the snapshot, then send it to the developer as a compromise.
Refuse to share the snapshot and promptly escalate the request through the company's compliance or management channel.
Encrypt the snapshot and share it only with the developer's personal AWS account to limit exposure.
Comply because faster debugging improves system availability for all tenants.
The Code of Ethics mandates protecting society and the public, acting honorably, honestly, justly, responsibly, and legally, and providing diligent service to principals. Sharing customer data without written consent would violate contractual and legal obligations and jeopardize confidentiality, so the request must be refused. The incident should be promptly reported or escalated through the organization's compliance or management channels. Encrypting, partially anonymizing, or sharing to a personal account still constitutes unauthorized disclosure and does not satisfy the canons.
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