ANS-C01 Network Security, Compliance and Governance Practice Question
A company is designing a network security architecture for a multi-account AWS environment using AWS Organizations. They need to centrally manage and enforce VPC security group rules across all accounts. Which service should they use?
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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AWS Firewall Manager
AWS Firewall Manager allows centralized management of security groups and AWS WAF rules across accounts in AWS Organizations. Option A is wrong because AWS CloudFormation StackSets deploy resources but do not centrally enforce security group rules. Option B is wrong because AWS Config is for compliance and configuration tracking, not enforcement. Option D is wrong because AWS Service Catalog is for provisioning approved resources, not managing security groups.
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 CloudFormation StackSets
Why it's wrong here
StackSets deploy templates across accounts but lack centralized enforcement for security groups.
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AWS Config
Why it's wrong here
AWS Config evaluates resource configurations but does not enforce rules.
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AWS Firewall Manager
Why this is correct
Firewall Manager provides centralized management and enforcement of security groups and firewall rules across accounts.
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AWS Service Catalog
Why it's wrong here
Service Catalog allows IT teams to create and manage a catalog of approved products, not security group enforcement.
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