DBS-C01 Database Security Practice Question
A company is designing a security strategy for an Amazon Aurora MySQL database. They need to ensure that database activity is monitored for suspicious behavior and that alerts are sent when anomalies are detected. Which AWS services should be combined to achieve this? (Select TWO.)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Amazon GuardDuty
Options A and B are correct. Amazon GuardDuty (A) is a threat detection service that monitors for suspicious activity and anomalous behavior. Amazon RDS Database Activity Streams (B) provide a near-real-time stream of database activity, which can be integrated with GuardDuty for monitoring. Option C (AWS WAF) is a web application firewall, not for database activity monitoring. Option D (Amazon EventBridge) is an event bus service that can trigger alerts but does not itself detect anomalies. Option E (Amazon Inspector) is for vulnerability assessment on EC2 instances.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Amazon GuardDuty
Why this is correct
Amazon GuardDuty is a threat detection service that monitors for suspicious activity and anomalous behavior across AWS workloads, including Aurora database activity when integrated with Database Activity Streams.
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Amazon RDS Database Activity Streams
Why this is correct
Amazon RDS Database Activity Streams provide a near-real-time stream of database activity events, which can be sent to GuardDuty for threat detection and anomaly monitoring.
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AWS WAF
Why it's wrong here
AWS WAF is a web application firewall that protects web applications from common web exploits, but it does not monitor database activity for suspicious behavior.
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Amazon EventBridge
Why it's wrong here
Amazon EventBridge is an event bus service that can route events and trigger alerts, but it does not have built-in detection for anomalous database activity.
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Amazon Inspector
Why it's wrong here
Amazon Inspector is an automated vulnerability management service that scans for software vulnerabilities and unintended network exposure, primarily on EC2 instances, not for monitoring database activity.
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