DEA-C01 Data Security and Governance Practice Question
A company wants to audit all changes to IAM policies in their AWS account. Which AWS service should be used to record these changes?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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AWS Config
AWS Config records configuration changes to AWS resources, including IAM policies. CloudTrail records API calls, not configuration snapshots. GuardDuty is for threat detection. Inspector is for vulnerability assessment.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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AWS Config
Why this is correct
Config tracks configuration changes and can record IAM policy changes.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail records API calls, but Config is specifically for configuration history and compliance.
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Amazon GuardDuty
Why it's wrong here
GuardDuty is for security threat detection, not configuration auditing.
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Amazon Inspector
Why it's wrong here
Inspector assesses applications for vulnerabilities, not configuration changes.
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