ANS-C01 Network Management and Operations Practice Question
A company has a VPC with public and private subnets. The security team wants to analyze all traffic to and from the internet for security incidents. Which AWS service should be used to capture and analyze this traffic?
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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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VPC Flow Logs
VPC Flow Logs capture IP traffic information for network interfaces, including traffic to/from the internet, allowing analysis of all traffic for security incidents. Option A (AWS Shield Advanced) is incorrect because it provides DDoS protection, not traffic analysis. Option B (AWS Network Firewall) is incorrect because it provides firewall capabilities but does not provide detailed traffic logs like VPC Flow Logs. Option C (AWS WAF) is incorrect because it filters web traffic but does not capture or analyze all internet traffic.
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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AWS Shield Advanced
Why it's wrong here
Shield provides DDoS protection, not traffic analysis.
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AWS Network Firewall
Why it's wrong here
Network Firewall provides network protection but not traffic logs.
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AWS WAF
Why it's wrong here
WAF is a web application firewall, not a traffic log service.
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VPC Flow Logs
Why this is correct
Flow Logs capture IP traffic metadata for analysis.
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