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SOA-C02 Practice Question: AWS Security Hub for aggregated security findings…
This SOA-C02 practice question tests your understanding of aws security hub for aggregated security findings…. 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. A key principle to apply: aWS Security Hub. 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.
The CISO asks for a centralized dashboard showing security findings from GuardDuty, Macie, Inspector, and Firewall Manager across 30 AWS accounts. Findings must be normalized into a single format so they can be prioritized by severity without switching between services. Which AWS service provides this capability?
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A
Distractor review
Configure AWS Config conformance packs to evaluate security compliance checks across all accounts and report to an aggregator account
Config conformance packs check resource configurations against rules and report compliance. They cover configuration compliance, not runtime threat detection or data security findings from services like GuardDuty (threat detection) or Macie (S3 data sensitivity). Security Hub aggregates both configuration and runtime findings.
B
Best answer
Enable AWS Security Hub with an administrator account in the organization; integrate GuardDuty, Macie, Inspector, and Firewall Manager as finding providers
Security Hub's organization integration automatically enables member accounts and routes their findings to the designated administrator account. All findings — regardless of source service — are normalized to ASFF with a consistent severity schema. The security team sees one consolidated dashboard instead of five separate consoles.
C
Distractor review
Deploy a custom Lambda function that polls each service's API and writes findings to a DynamoDB table for a custom dashboard
Building a custom aggregation pipeline replicates what Security Hub already provides as a managed service, with significant additional development and maintenance overhead. Each service has a different API schema; normalizing them requires custom mapping logic that Security Hub handles natively.
D
Distractor review
Enable Amazon Detective to investigate and correlate security findings across all accounts
Amazon Detective analyzes CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, and GuardDuty findings to help investigate the scope and root cause of a security incident. It is an investigation tool, not an aggregation or prioritization dashboard. It does not ingest findings from Macie, Inspector, or Firewall Manager.
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How to think about this question
Treat this as a scenario question. Identify the problem, the constraint, and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- AWS Security Hub
- security standards
- finding aggregation
- multi-account security posture
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
AWS Security Hub
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What does this SOA-C02 question test?
AWS Security Hub
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Enable AWS Security Hub with an administrator account in the organization; integrate GuardDuty, Macie, Inspector, and Firewall Manager as finding providers — AWS Security Hub aggregates security findings from supported AWS services (GuardDuty, Macie, Inspector, Firewall Manager, Config, IAM Access Analyzer, and third-party tools) and normalizes them into the AWS Security Finding Format (ASFF). In a multi-account organization, Security Hub designates an administrator account that collects findings from all member accounts. Security standards (CIS, PCI DSS, AWS Foundational) run automated checks. Findings can be filtered, prioritized by severity, and actioned from a single interface.
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