The AWS Certified Security – Specialty (SCS-C03) exam tests your skills in securing AWS environments. It is designed for security professionals looking to validate their expertise in AWS security.
A company needs to audit IAM permissions usage. What is the best option?
AAWS CloudTrail
BAWS Config
CAWS Organizations
DAWS IAM Dashboard
Explanation
AWS CloudTrail records IAM permissions usage; the others do not provide this specific audit capability.
Q132
What happens when an S3 bucket policy denies access to a specific IP range?
AAccess is granted to all IPs.
BOnly specific IPs can access it.
CAccess is denied for specified IP range.
DPolicy has no effect on access.
Explanation
The Deny statement takes precedence, thus blocking specified IPs; options A and B are incorrect regarding deny policies, and D misinterprets policy enforcement.
Q133
Which AWS service allows you to monitor S3 bucket access logs?
AAWS CloudTrail
BAWS Config
CAmazon Inspector
DAWS Trust Advisor
Explanation
CloudTrail tracks API calls, including S3 access logs, while the others serve different purposes.
Q134
A company needs to provide temporary access to AWS resources for third-party developers. What should they implement?
ATemporary IAM Roles
BResource Policies
CService Control Policies
DDedicated IAM Users
Explanation
Temporary IAM roles allow for short-term, controlled access, unlike static IAM users.
Q135
What happens when you disable MFA delete on an S3 bucket?
AMFA is no longer required for deletes
BAccess to the bucket is restricted
CVersioning is automatically disabled
DObject lock becomes mandatory
Explanation
Disabling MFA delete removes that security requirement, while others are not affected.
Q136
Which AWS service automatically scales your EC2 instances?
AAuto Scaling
BCloudWatch
CElastic Load Balancing
DEC2 Instance Connect
Explanation
Auto Scaling adjusts EC2 instance capacity, while others monitor or distribute traffic.
Q137
You are configuring a VPC with multiple subnets. What must you ensure for high availability?
APlace all resources in one subnet
BUse only public subnets
CDistribute instances across multiple Availability Zones
DEnable IPv6 only in all subnets
Explanation
Distributing across Availability Zones provides redundancy and fault tolerance; others do not ensure high availability.
Q138
A company needs to log access to its S3 buckets. Which method is most effective?
AEnable S3 versioning
BUse CloudTrail for S3 APIs
CConfigure IAM policies
DSet up bucket lifecycle policies
Explanation
CloudTrail logs API access, while others manage versions or retention without logging access.
Q139
Which service provides centralized logging in AWS?
AAWS CloudTrail
BAWS Config
CAmazon S3
DAWS CloudWatch
Explanation
AWS CloudTrail tracks user activity and API usage logs, while the others serve different functions.
Q140
A company needs to encrypt data at rest on Amazon S3. What should they use?
ABucket Policies
BAmazon Macie
CS3 Server-Side Encryption
DIAM Roles
Explanation
S3 Server-Side Encryption directly encrypts objects at rest, while the others are unrelated to data encryption.