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A security guard is approached by a former colleague offering confidential client information in exchange for a favour. How should the security guard respond according to professional ethics?

Security guards have a professional and ethical obligation to maintain confidentiality and report any attempts to compromise sensitive information. Accepting or

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Question: A security guard is approached by a former colleague offering confidential client information in exchange for a favour. How should the security guard respond according to professional ethics?

Answer options: ✅ Politely decline the offer, report the incident to their supervisor, and maintain client confidentiality.

  • Accept the information discreetly and use it to their advantage, ensuring no one finds out.
  • Accept the information but immediately delete it, without reporting the incident.
  • Share the information with other colleagues to warn them about the former colleague.

Correct answer: Politely decline the offer, report the incident to their supervisor, and maintain client confidentiality.

Explanation: Security guards have a professional and ethical obligation to maintain confidentiality and report any attempts to compromise sensitive information. Accepting or using the information, or failing to report it, would violate client trust and professional standards set out in provincial security services acts and codes of conduct.

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