- A
Enable GuardDuty in the management account and designate a delegated administrator to manage findings across all accounts
GuardDuty organization-level management automates enablement and centralizes findings.
- B
Create a Lambda function that enables GuardDuty in each account using cross-account IAM roles
Why wrong: This is manual and less efficient than organization-level management.
- C
Configure Amazon EventBridge to forward findings from each account to a central account
Why wrong: EventBridge forwards events but does not automate enablement.
- D
Use AWS Security Hub and enable GuardDuty in each account separately
Why wrong: Security Hub aggregates but does not automate GuardDuty enablement.
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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 with multiple accounts. The security team wants to centralize threat detection and automatically remediate high-severity GuardDuty findings across all accounts. What is the MOST efficient way to achieve this?
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
✓
Enable GuardDuty in the management account and designate a delegated administrator to manage findings across all accounts
Option A is correct because AWS Organizations allows you to enable GuardDuty in the management account and designate a delegated administrator, which automatically enables GuardDuty across all member accounts and centralizes finding management. This approach eliminates the need for per-account configuration or cross-account IAM roles, as the delegated administrator can view and manage findings from all accounts in a single GuardDuty console. It is the most efficient method because it leverages native AWS Organizations integration for automated, centralized threat detection and remediation.
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.
- ✓
Enable GuardDuty in the management account and designate a delegated administrator to manage findings across all accounts
Why this is correct
GuardDuty organization-level management automates enablement and centralizes findings.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
Create a Lambda function that enables GuardDuty in each account using cross-account IAM roles
Why it's wrong here
This is manual and less efficient than organization-level management.
- ✗
Configure Amazon EventBridge to forward findings from each account to a central account
Why it's wrong here
EventBridge forwards events but does not automate enablement.
- ✗
Use AWS Security Hub and enable GuardDuty in each account separately
Why it's wrong here
Security Hub aggregates but does not automate GuardDuty enablement.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often assume Security Hub (Option D) is required for centralization, but GuardDuty's delegated administrator feature already provides native centralized finding management without additional services.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
When you designate a delegated administrator for GuardDuty in AWS Organizations, the service automatically enables GuardDuty in all existing and future member accounts without requiring any manual action or cross-account roles. The delegated administrator can configure suppression rules, trusted IP lists, and threat lists centrally, and findings from all accounts are visible in a single GuardDuty dashboard. This integration uses the Organizations service-linked role (AWSServiceRoleForAmazonGuardDuty) to manage permissions across accounts, ensuring compliance with the principle of least privilege.
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 company's IT admin needs to give a contractor read-only access to production logs without sharing account credentials. Using role-based access control (RBAC) and temporary scoped permissions — not a permanent shared password — is the correct pattern. Questions like this test whether you can apply least-privilege access across cloud identity services.
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What does this SCS-C02 question test?
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: Enable GuardDuty in the management account and designate a delegated administrator to manage findings across all accounts — Option A is correct because AWS Organizations allows you to enable GuardDuty in the management account and designate a delegated administrator, which automatically enables GuardDuty across all member accounts and centralizes finding management. This approach eliminates the need for per-account configuration or cross-account IAM roles, as the delegated administrator can view and manage findings from all accounts in a single GuardDuty console. It is the most efficient method because it leverages native AWS Organizations integration for automated, centralized threat detection and remediation.
What should I do if I get this SCS-C02 question wrong?
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