SCS-C02 Threat Detection and Incident Response Practice Question
This SCS-C02 practice question tests your understanding of threat detection and incident response. This is a configuration task: choose the command set that satisfies every stated requirement. Small differences — like 'secret' vs 'password' or 'transport input ssh' vs 'all' — change whether the answer is correct. 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 uses AWS Organizations and has GuardDuty enabled in all accounts. The security team wants to suppress low-severity findings that are known false positives for a specific member account. How can this be achieved with minimal administrative overhead?
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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In the member account, create a suppression rule in GuardDuty for the specific finding types.
Option B is correct because GuardDuty supports suppression rules that can be created at the member account level to automatically archive low-severity findings that are known false positives. This approach allows the member account to manage its own findings without requiring changes to the GuardDuty configuration in the management account or other accounts, minimizing administrative overhead.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
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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Disable GuardDuty for that member account and rely on other accounts.
Why it's wrong here
Disabling is too broad.
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In the member account, create a suppression rule in GuardDuty for the specific finding types.
Why this is correct
Member accounts can create suppression rules.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Use AWS Security Hub insights to filter out those findings from the aggregated view.
Why it's wrong here
Security Hub filters do not suppress GuardDuty findings.
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Ask the delegated administrator to add a suppression rule in the GuardDuty console for that account.
Why it's wrong here
The member account can do it themselves.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates may assume the delegated administrator can centrally manage suppression rules for member accounts, but GuardDuty requires suppression rules to be created within the account that owns the findings, not from the administrator account.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
GuardDuty suppression rules use criteria based on finding attributes such as finding type, severity, resource tags, or account ID to automatically archive matching findings. When a finding is archived via a suppression rule, it is still stored in GuardDuty for 90 days but is not included in the active findings list or in CloudWatch Events triggers, reducing noise. In a multi-account environment using AWS Organizations, each member account retains autonomy over its own suppression rules, while the administrator account can view all findings across accounts but cannot centrally manage per-account suppression rules.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
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What to study next
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Threat Detection and Incident Response — This question tests Threat Detection and Incident Response — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: In the member account, create a suppression rule in GuardDuty for the specific finding types. — Option B is correct because GuardDuty supports suppression rules that can be created at the member account level to automatically archive low-severity findings that are known false positives. This approach allows the member account to manage its own findings without requiring changes to the GuardDuty configuration in the management account or other accounts, minimizing administrative overhead.
What should I do if I get this SCS-C02 question wrong?
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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