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.
Which AWS service automatically protects your web applications from DDoS attacks?
AAWS Shield
BAWS CloudTrail
CAWS WAF
DAWS Config
Explanation
AWS Shield provides automatic DDoS protection, while the others serve different security purposes.
Q392
A company needs to ensure that sensitive data is encrypted at rest in S3. Which feature meets this requirement?
ABucket Versioning
BS3 Encryption
CS3 Lifecycle Policies
DS3 Access Control Lists
Explanation
S3 Encryption ensures data at rest is secured, while the others do not provide encryption functionalities.
Q393
You are configuring IAM roles to access an S3 bucket. What happens if the IAM role does not have the necessary permissions?
AAccess will be granted anyway
BAccess will be denied
CAccess will get logged only
DAccess may be granted temporarily
Explanation
IAM roles require specific permissions to access resources, otherwise access is denied.
Q394
Which AWS service provides VPC traffic analysis for security monitoring?
AAWS CloudTrail
BAmazon GuardDuty
CAWS IAM
DAWS Shield
Explanation
Amazon GuardDuty analyzes VPC traffic for potential threats, while CloudTrail logs API calls, IAM deals with identity management, and Shield provides DDoS protection.
Q395
A company needs secure automated data transfer between on-premises and AWS cloud. Which service should they use?
AAWS Direct Connect
BAWS S3 Transfer Acceleration
CAmazon QuickSight
DAWS CodeDeploy
Explanation
AWS Direct Connect provides a dedicated, secure connection for data transfer; S3 Transfer Acceleration speeds up uploads over the Internet, QuickSight visualizes data, and CodeDeploy automates application deployments.
Q396
What happens when you enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on an IAM user?
AIt restricts all API access.
BUser must provide a second factor.
CUser's permissions are upgraded.
DIt disables access key credentials.
Explanation
Enabling MFA requires the user to present a second authentication factor for access, but it does not restrict, upgrade permissions, or disable keys by default.
Q397
Which AWS service provides a unified view of security alerts?
AAWS Security Hub
BAWS CloudTrail
CAWS Shield
DAWS WAF
Explanation
AWS Security Hub aggregates security alerts, while others serve different purposes.
Q398
A company needs to enforce multi-factor authentication for critical IAM users. What should be configured?
AIAM Policies
BIAM Roles
CMFA Devices
DSecurity Groups
Explanation
MFA devices ensure an additional security layer, unlike the other options.
Q399
What happens when a security group is mistakenly configured with no rules?
AAll inbound traffic is allowed
BAll outbound traffic is denied
CNo inbound or outbound traffic is allowed
DOnly HTTPS traffic is allowed
Explanation
Security groups deny all traffic if no rules are allowed, unlike other configurations.
Q400
Which service allows you to manage AWS access keys more securely?
AAWS Key Management Service
BAWS Secrets Manager
CAWS Identity Federation
DAWS CloudTrail
Explanation
AWS Secrets Manager securely stores and rotates access keys, while the others serve different security purposes.