SCS-C02 Management and Security Governance Practice Question
This SCS-C02 practice question tests your understanding of management and security governance. 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 with a single management account and multiple member accounts. The security team needs to ensure that all member accounts automatically deploy AWS Config rules to audit security group configurations. Which solution meets this requirement with minimal operational 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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Use AWS Config conformance packs deployed via AWS CloudFormation StackSets from the management account.
Option C is correct because AWS Config conformance packs, deployed via AWS CloudFormation StackSets from the management account, allow you to centrally deploy a collection of AWS Config rules and remediation actions across all member accounts in an AWS Organization. This approach ensures consistent security group auditing with minimal operational overhead, as StackSets automatically handle deployment, updates, and drift detection across accounts and Regions.
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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Configure an AWS Lambda function in each account that periodically checks security group compliance.
Why it's wrong here
This is a custom, non-native solution that requires additional management.
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Enable AWS Security Hub and rely on its built-in security group checks.
Why it's wrong here
Security Hub provides visibility but does not automatically deploy Config rules.
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Use AWS Config conformance packs deployed via AWS CloudFormation StackSets from the management account.
Why this is correct
Conformance packs can be deployed across accounts using StackSets, automating rule deployment.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Create an AWS Config rule in each member account manually using AWS CloudFormation templates.
Why it's wrong here
This approach requires manual effort per account and does not scale.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often confuse AWS Security Hub’s ability to aggregate and visualize security findings with the ability to automatically deploy and enforce Config rules, leading them to select Option B, but Security Hub does not deploy or manage Config rules itself.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
AWS Config conformance packs are packaged as YAML templates that define a collection of Config rules and, optionally, remediation actions using AWS Systems Manager Automation documents. When deployed via CloudFormation StackSets from the management account, StackSets uses service-linked roles and Organization delegated administrator permissions to create, update, and delete stacks across all member accounts and Regions, ensuring compliance without manual intervention. Under the hood, StackSets leverages AWS CloudFormation’s stack instance management and AWS Organizations’ trusted access to propagate changes consistently.
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
A healthcare organisation deploys an application with a public-facing web tier and a private database tier. The database subnet has no public IP and only accepts connections from the web tier's security group. Questions like this test whether you can design cloud network isolation using VNets/VPCs, subnets, and security group rules.
What to study next
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Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
Management and Security Governance — This question tests Management and Security Governance — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Use AWS Config conformance packs deployed via AWS CloudFormation StackSets from the management account. — Option C is correct because AWS Config conformance packs, deployed via AWS CloudFormation StackSets from the management account, allow you to centrally deploy a collection of AWS Config rules and remediation actions across all member accounts in an AWS Organization. This approach ensures consistent security group auditing with minimal operational overhead, as StackSets automatically handle deployment, updates, and drift detection across accounts and Regions.
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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