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Start Cloud Security Operations PracticeA security engineer needs to ensure that all API calls made to AWS resources are logged for auditing. Which AWS service should be enabled to capture management and data events?
Explanation: AWS CloudTrail is the service designed to log API calls for auditing. It can capture management events (control plane) and data events (data plane) such as S3 object-level operations and Lambda invocations.
An organization is setting up a centralized logging solution across multiple AWS accounts. The security team requires that logs from all accounts be sent to a single security account, with lifecycle policies to transition logs to cheaper storage after 90 days. Which approach should be used?
Explanation: For cross-account log aggregation, CloudTrail can be configured to deliver logs from multiple accounts to a central S3 bucket in the security account. Lifecycle policies on that bucket can then manage transitions to lower-cost storage classes.
A security analyst is investigating a potential breach and needs to verify the integrity of CloudTrail logs stored in S3. Which CloudTrail feature should the analyst rely on to confirm that logs have not been tampered with?
Explanation: CloudTrail log file validation provides SHA-256 hashing and RSA digital signing of log files, allowing verification of integrity and authenticity.
An organization uses Azure Sentinel as its SIEM. Which Azure service provides native integration to stream audit logs into Sentinel?
Explanation: Azure Monitor Activity Log (and other logs) can be streamed directly to Azure Sentinel via connectors. Sentinel is built on Azure Monitor and integrates natively.
A SOC analyst notices an alert for 'impossible travel' where a user logged in from New York and then from London within 15 minutes. The SIEM correlation rule likely compares which log fields?
Explanation: Impossible travel detection typically uses sign-in logs (source IP, geolocation) and event timestamps to identify logins from distant locations within a short time.
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