CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional

The ISC2 Code of Ethics canons are applied in strict order of precedence, and this question mirrors that hierarchy: protect society/public safety first, then duties to principals (your employer or client, per Canon III), then duties to individuals, and finally duties to the profession (Canon IV). Public safety always outranks loyalty to an employer, but among the remaining duties, obligations to principals precede those owed more broadly. Option C (public safety, principals, individuals, profession) matches this ordering. Option B incorrectly places the profession above individuals, and D wrongly elevates the profession near the top.