The Code of Professional Conduct

The Code binds everyone credentialed in the ecosystem. Its obligations are not limited to conduct during an assessment: confidentiality of an OSC's information, disclosure of conflicts of interest, and refusal of work where independence cannot be maintained all apply continuously.

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A CCP discovers the OSC is their employer’s direct competitor. What does the Code require?

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1. During an assessment a CCP recognises that the OSC is a direct competitor of their own employer. What does the Code require?

Report the OSC to the CAICO before proceedingDisclose the conflict and withdraw unless it can be demonstrably managedContinue, because the CCP is a team member rather than the Lead AssessorContinue but exclude themselves from scoring any single practice

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Source: ISACA CCA/CCP Exam Candidate Guide

Last checked against the source: 2026-09-22