ANS-C01 Network Security, Compliance and Governance Practice Question
Which TWO AWS services can be used to centrally manage and enforce security policies across multiple accounts? (Choose 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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AWS Config
AWS Config allows you to define and enforce rules that evaluate resource configurations across accounts, and you can aggregate compliance data centrally using Config aggregators. AWS Organizations enables you to apply service control policies (SCPs) to centrally manage permissions across all accounts in the organization. Option B (VPC Flow Logs) captures IP traffic metadata but does not enforce security policies. Option C (CloudTrail) records API activity for auditing, not policy enforcement. Option D (IAM) manages permissions but is per-account and not designed for centralized policy management across multiple accounts.
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 Config
Why this is correct
Can evaluate resource configurations against desired policies across accounts.
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Amazon VPC Flow Logs
Why it's wrong here
Captures network traffic metadata but does not enforce security policies.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail logs API calls but does not enforce policies.
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AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Why it's wrong here
IAM is per-account and does not centrally manage multiple accounts.
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AWS Organizations
Why this is correct
Provides centralized management of accounts and allows SCPs to enforce policies.
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