SOA-C02 Domain 4: Security and Compliance

What is the MOST appropriate AWS solution to enforce CIS benchmarks on instances?

Multiple choice — select one answer

Answer choices

  1. a. Amazon Inspector
  2. b. EC2 instance profiles
  3. c. Systems Manager compliance and Config rules
  4. d. Secrets Manager rotation

Architectural breakdown & explanation

Compliance reports drift from desired state.

Correct answer(s): c. Systems Manager compliance and Config rules

Exam domain: Domain 4: Security and Compliance (16% weight on the official guide).

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