DOP-C02 Domain 4: Monitoring, Logging, and Incident Response

Two designs were proposed. Design A would audit privileged actions. Design B would monitor CI/CD pipeline failures. The team must pick the approach aligned with vendor best practices. Which choice is correct?

Multiple choice — select one answer

Answer choices

  1. a. CodePipeline CloudWatch events and notifications
  2. b. CodePipeline + custom metrics to CloudWatch
  3. c. CloudWatch composite alarms
  4. d. CloudTrail management events and CloudTrail Lake

Architectural breakdown & explanation

CloudTrail Lake enables SQL analytics on events. Compare with CodePipeline CloudWatch events and notifications: Event-driven notifications alert owners.

Correct answer(s): d. CloudTrail management events and CloudTrail Lake

Exam domain: Domain 4: Monitoring, Logging, and Incident Response (18% weight on the official guide).

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