Episode 55 — 5.2 Prepare for Audits: Ethics, Classification, PCI DSS, Incident Reporting

This episode explains audit readiness as an evidence-based posture, which DA0-002 tests when scenarios include compliance expectations, sensitive data handling, or incident response obligations. You will define data classification as labeling data by sensitivity and required handling controls, and you will connect classification to decisions about access, sharing, retention, and encryption. Ethics is treated as a professional constraint that shapes how data is collected and used, emphasizing minimizing harm, avoiding misuse, and respecting user expectations even when data access is technically possible. You will also cover PCI DSS at a high level as a framework relevant when payment card data enters scope, and you will connect incident reporting to the requirement that problems be escalated and recorded consistently rather than handled informally. The objective is to recognize compliance cues in prompts and understand what artifacts and behaviors demonstrate readiness.