ANS-C01 Network Security, Compliance and Governance Practice Question
A company has a VPC with public and private subnets. They use a NAT Gateway in the public subnet to allow instances in the private subnet to access the internet. The security team wants to ensure that all outbound traffic from the private subnet is logged and inspected. Which THREE services should they use together to achieve this? (Choose THREE.)
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VPC Flow Logs
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VPC Flow Logs
Why this is correct
Flow logs capture IP traffic information for logging.
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AWS Direct Connect
Why it's wrong here
Direct Connect is for dedicated connectivity, not logging/inspection.
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AWS Network Firewall
Why this is correct
Network Firewall provides stateful inspection and can log traffic.
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Amazon Route 53 Resolver DNS Firewall
Why this is correct
DNS Firewall filters and logs DNS queries, adding visibility.
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AWS Transit Gateway
Why it's wrong here
Transit Gateway is not needed for a single VPC setup.
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