The answer is Amazon S3 and Amazon EventBridge. GuardDuty can forward findings to an S3 bucket for long-term storage and analysis, either directly via its publishing feature or through EventBridge, which also serves as the central routing hub for sending findings to other services like Lambda or SQS. On the AWS Certified Security Specialty SCS-C02 exam, this tests your understanding of GuardDuty’s native integration points versus indirect routing: many candidates mistakenly choose SQS or Kinesis as direct destinations, but GuardDuty only natively publishes to S3 and EventBridge—any other service requires EventBridge as an intermediary. A common trap is assuming Lambda is a destination, but it is only a target triggered by EventBridge rules. Remember the memory tip: “GuardDuty goes to two: S3 for storage, EventBridge for routing.”
SCS-C02 Security Logging and Monitoring Practice Question
This SCS-C02 practice question tests your understanding of security logging and monitoring. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A company is using Amazon GuardDuty to detect threats. The security team wants to receive alerts for specific findings. Which TWO AWS services can be used to forward GuardDuty findings to a custom application for analysis? (Choose two.)
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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Amazon CloudWatch Events (Amazon EventBridge)
Options B and D are correct because GuardDuty can send findings to CloudWatch Events (EventBridge) and also to S3 via CloudWatch Events or directly. Option A is wrong because GuardDuty does not natively send to SQS; you need EventBridge. Option C is wrong because GuardDuty does not send to Kinesis directly; you need EventBridge. Option E is wrong because Lambda is not a destination; it can be a target of EventBridge.
Key principle: NAT direction and interface roles matter as much as the IP address mapping. Inside/outside designation controls which traffic is translated.
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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Amazon CloudWatch Events (Amazon EventBridge)
Why this is correct
GuardDuty publishes findings to EventBridge, which can then route to various targets.
Related concept
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
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Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
Why it's wrong here
GuardDuty does not directly send to Kinesis; you need EventBridge.
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Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)
Why it's wrong here
GuardDuty does not directly send to SQS; you must use EventBridge as an intermediary.
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AWS Lambda
Why it's wrong here
Lambda is a compute service, not a destination; it can be invoked by EventBridge.
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Amazon S3
Why this is correct
You can configure GuardDuty to export findings to S3 via EventBridge or through the console.
Related concept
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: NAT rules depend on direction and matching traffic
NAT is not only about the public address. The inside/outside interface roles and the ACL or rule that matches traffic are just as important.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
NAT questions usually test address translation, overload/PAT behaviour, static mappings and whether the right traffic is being translated. Read the interface direction and address terms carefully.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
PAT allows many inside hosts to share one public address using ports.
Inside local and inside global describe the private and translated addresses.
NAT ACLs identify traffic for translation, not always security filtering.
TExam Day Tips
→Identify inside and outside interfaces first.
→Check whether the scenario needs static NAT, dynamic NAT or PAT.
→Do not confuse NAT matching ACLs with normal packet-filtering intent.
Key takeaway
NAT direction and interface roles matter as much as the IP address mapping. Inside/outside designation controls which traffic is translated.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A media company stores terabytes of video archives that are accessed once a year for audit purposes. Moving these objects to a cold storage tier (Azure Archive, S3 Glacier, or Google Nearline) costs a fraction of hot storage. Questions like this test whether you understand storage tiers, access frequency tradeoffs, and retrieval latency requirements.
What to study next
Got this wrong? Here's your next step.
Review the four NAT address types (inside local, inside global, outside local, outside global), PAT port overload, and static vs dynamic NAT use cases. Then practise related SCS-C02 NAT questions on configuration and troubleshooting.
Security Logging and Monitoring — This question tests Security Logging and Monitoring — Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Amazon CloudWatch Events (Amazon EventBridge) — Options B and D are correct because GuardDuty can send findings to CloudWatch Events (EventBridge) and also to S3 via CloudWatch Events or directly. Option A is wrong because GuardDuty does not natively send to SQS; you need EventBridge. Option C is wrong because GuardDuty does not send to Kinesis directly; you need EventBridge. Option E is wrong because Lambda is not a destination; it can be a target of EventBridge.
What should I do if I get this SCS-C02 question wrong?
Review the four NAT address types (inside local, inside global, outside local, outside global), PAT port overload, and static vs dynamic NAT use cases. Then practise related SCS-C02 NAT questions on configuration and troubleshooting.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
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Variation 1. A security engineer is configuring Amazon GuardDuty for the first time. The engineer wants to receive alerts when GuardDuty generates a finding of severity HIGH or higher. What is the simplest way to achieve this?
easy
✓ A.Create an Amazon EventBridge rule that matches GuardDuty findings and triggers an SNS topic.
B.Configure CloudWatch Logs to monitor GuardDuty logs and create a metric filter for high-severity findings.
C.Set up an S3 event notification on the GuardDuty findings bucket.
D.Configure GuardDuty to send email notifications for all findings.
Why A: Option B is correct because GuardDuty can send findings directly to CloudWatch Events (EventBridge), which can then invoke a Lambda function or send to an SNS topic. Option A is wrong because GuardDuty does not have native email alerts. Option C is wrong because GuardDuty does not use CloudWatch Logs directly. Option D is wrong because GuardDuty findings are not stored in S3 by default.
Last reviewed: Jun 20, 2026
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