This SCS-C02 practice question tests your understanding of threat detection and incident response. 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.
An organization is using Amazon EKS for container workloads. The security team wants to detect container escape attempts. Which THREE AWS services or features should be enabled? (Choose THREE.)
AWS WAF
Why wrong: Not relevant for container escape detection.
AWS Security Hub
Aggregates findings from GuardDuty and others.
VPC Flow Logs
Why wrong: Provides network logs but not container-specific.
Amazon GuardDuty with EKS Runtime Monitoring
Detects container escape attempts.
AWS CloudTrail
Logs API calls for investigation.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
AWS Security Hub
Amazon GuardDuty with EKS Runtime Monitoring (Option D) detects container escape attempts by monitoring Kubernetes audit logs and runtime behavior at the host and container level. AWS CloudTrail (Option E) records API calls to EKS, including suspicious actions like unauthorized pod creation or privilege escalation. AWS Security Hub (Option B) aggregates findings from GuardDuty and CloudTrail, providing a centralized view of container escape alerts and enabling automated incident response workflows.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
AWS WAF
Why it's wrong here
Not relevant for container escape detection.
AWS Security Hub
Why this is correct
Aggregates findings from GuardDuty and others.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
VPC Flow Logs
Why it's wrong here
Provides network logs but not container-specific.
Amazon GuardDuty with EKS Runtime Monitoring
Why this is correct
Detects container escape attempts.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
AWS CloudTrail
Why this is correct
Logs API calls for investigation.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates often confuse network-level monitoring (VPC Flow Logs) or web-layer protection (WAF) with the runtime and API-level visibility required to detect container escapes, leading them to select options that address different attack surfaces.
Detailed technical explanation
Container escapes often exploit kernel vulnerabilities (e.g., CVE-2019-5736) or misconfigured seccomp/AppArmor profiles; GuardDuty's EKS Runtime Monitoring uses eBPF-based agents to detect syscall anomalies like unshare() or mount() calls that break out of the container namespace. CloudTrail captures EKS control plane operations such as CreatePod with elevated privileges or unexpected Exec commands, which are key indicators of lateral movement. Security Hub consolidates these findings with CIS EKS Benchmark checks, allowing correlation of runtime alerts with configuration drift.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
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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..
The correct answer is: AWS Security Hub — Amazon GuardDuty with EKS Runtime Monitoring (Option D) detects container escape attempts by monitoring Kubernetes audit logs and runtime behavior at the host and container level. AWS CloudTrail (Option E) records API calls to EKS, including suspicious actions like unauthorized pod creation or privilege escalation. AWS Security Hub (Option B) aggregates findings from GuardDuty and CloudTrail, providing a centralized view of container escape alerts and enabling automated incident response workflows.
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Last reviewed: Jun 24, 2026
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