ANS-C01 Network Security, Compliance and Governance Practice Question
A company uses AWS Organizations with SCPs to enforce security controls. The security team wants to prevent users from disabling Amazon GuardDuty or modifying its configuration in any member account. Which SCP effect should be used?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Deny
'Deny' because SCPs use Deny to explicitly block actions. Allow is used to whitelist, but SCPs default to Allow, so Deny is needed to override. 'Block' and 'Prevent' are not valid SCP effects.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Deny
Why this is correct
Deny explicitly prohibits the specified actions in SCPs.
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Prevent
Why it's wrong here
Prevent is not a valid SCP effect.
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Allow
Why it's wrong here
Allow is used to grant permissions, not to block actions.
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Block
Why it's wrong here
Block is not a valid SCP effect.
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