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.
You are configuring IAM policies for a new application. What is the most secure practice regarding permissions?
AGrant full access to all resources
BUse least privilege principle
CAssign admin permissions for all users
DUse wildcard for all resources
Explanation
Using least privilege limits access and reduces risk, whereas other options grant excessive permissions and increase security vulnerabilities.
Q72
A company needs to enforce HTTPS on their S3 website. What must they configure?
AS3 bucket policy
BCNAME record
CCloudFront distribution
DS3 lifecycle policy
Explanation
Configuring CloudFront allows for HTTPS by using an SSL certificate, while S3 policies and lifecycle policies do not enforce HTTPS.
Q73
Which AWS service can automatically scale your applications based on traffic patterns?
AAmazon EC2 Auto Scaling
BAWS Direct Connect
CAWS Lambda
DAmazon S3
Explanation
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling adjusts capacity automatically; the others provide different functionalities.
Q74
A company needs to manage access to resources based on user attributes. Which IAM feature should they implement?
AAWS Organizations
BIAM Policies
CAttribute-Based Access Control
DService Control Policies
Explanation
Attribute-Based Access Control allows access management based on user attributes; the others are not based on attributes.
Q75
What happens when you delete a versioned object in S3?
AIt is permanently deleted.
BIt becomes a delete marker.
CIt is archived to Glacier.
DNon-existent operations occur.
Explanation
A delete marker is created which indicates the object is deleted without removing all versions; hence the other options are incorrect.
Q76
Which AWS service provides Threat Detection and Response?
AAmazon GuardDuty
BAWS Config
CAWS Shield
DAmazon Inspector
Explanation
Amazon GuardDuty is designed for threat detection; the others focus on compliance or vulnerability response.
Q77
A company needs to securely share documents within a VPC. Which service should they use?
AAWS S3
BAWS PrivateLink
CAWS WorkDocs
DAWS Transfer for SFTP
Explanation
AWS WorkDocs is built for document sharing; S3 is for storage, while Transfer and PrivateLink serve different use cases.
Q78
What happens when a maximum IAM role session duration is reached?
ARole is deleted
BSession expires
CAdvisory alert issued
DNo impact to resources
Explanation
The session expires once the maximum duration is reached; roles and alerts are unaffected.
Q79
Which AWS service provides centralized logging and monitoring of AWS accounts?
AAWS CloudTrail
BAWS Config
CAmazon S3
DAWS Lambda
Explanation
AWS CloudTrail records AWS API calls for auditing, while others serve different purposes.
Q80
A company needs to restrict access to certain S3 buckets based on VPC. Which feature should they use?
AS3 Block Public Access
BVPC Endpoint Policies
CIAM Roles
DS3 Lifecycle Policies
Explanation
VPC Endpoint Policies limit access from specific VPCs, unlike the others.