Quick Answer
The answer is AWS Config conformance packs. This is the correct choice because conformance packs allow you to deploy a collection of pre-built AWS Config rules and automated remediation actions as a single, reusable template, enabling you to centrally audit S3 bucket encryption across all accounts in an AWS Organization and automatically fix non-compliant buckets—for example, by triggering an AWS Systems Automation runbook to enable server-side encryption. On the Cisco SCOR 350-701 exam, this question tests your understanding of how cloud security posture management tools like AWS Config enforce compliance at scale, often contrasting conformance packs with simpler individual AWS Config rules or services like AWS CloudTrail. A common trap is choosing AWS CloudTrail, which only logs API activity and cannot enforce or remediate configurations. Memory tip: think of a conformance pack as a “compliance playbook” that both checks the rule and runs the fix, while a single rule only checks.
This 350-701 practice question tests your understanding of cloud security. 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.
A company uses AWS Organizations with multiple accounts. They need to enforce that all S3 buckets have encryption enabled. Which AWS service can centrally audit and automatically remediate non-compliant buckets?
Amazon GuardDuty
Why wrong: GuardDuty is for anomaly detection, not compliance enforcement.
AWS CloudTrail
Why wrong: CloudTrail only records API calls, not enforce compliance.
AWS Config conformance packs
Config can evaluate rules and trigger remediation actions.
AWS Security Hub
Why wrong: Security Hub aggregates the findings but does not auto-remediate.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
AWS Config conformance packs
AWS Config conformance packs allow you to deploy a collection of AWS Config rules and remediation actions as a single entity. By using a conformance pack that includes the 's3-bucket-server-side-encryption-enabled' managed rule, you can continuously audit all S3 buckets across your AWS Organization for encryption compliance and automatically trigger remediation (e.g., via AWS Systems Manager Automation) to enable encryption on non-compliant buckets.
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.
Amazon GuardDuty
Why it's wrong here
GuardDuty is for anomaly detection, not compliance enforcement.
AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail only records API calls, not enforce compliance.
AWS Config conformance packs
Why this is correct
Config can evaluate rules and trigger remediation actions.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
AWS Security Hub
Why it's wrong here
Security Hub aggregates the findings but does not auto-remediate.
Common exam traps
Cisco often tests the distinction between services that detect threats (GuardDuty), log API calls (CloudTrail), aggregate findings (Security Hub), and those that enforce configuration compliance (Config conformance packs), so the trap here is confusing Security Hub's aggregation role with Config's direct auditing and remediation capability.
Detailed technical explanation
AWS Config conformance packs are implemented as YAML templates that define a set of AWS Config rules and remediation actions. The underlying mechanism uses AWS Config managed rules (e.g., 's3-bucket-server-side-encryption-enabled') which evaluate resource configurations against the desired state via periodic or change-triggered evaluations. Remediation is typically executed through AWS Systems Manager Automation documents that can, for example, apply an S3 bucket policy or enable default encryption using the PutBucketEncryption API, ensuring compliance across all accounts in the organization without manual intervention.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
A practitioner preparing for the 350-701 exam encounters this exact type of scenario on the job. The correct answer here is not the most general option — it is the best answer for the specific constraint described. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Real exam questions reward reading the full scenario before eliminating options, because the constraint defines which answer fits.
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Cloud Security — This question tests Cloud Security — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: AWS Config conformance packs — AWS Config conformance packs allow you to deploy a collection of AWS Config rules and remediation actions as a single entity. By using a conformance pack that includes the 's3-bucket-server-side-encryption-enabled' managed rule, you can continuously audit all S3 buckets across your AWS Organization for encryption compliance and automatically trigger remediation (e.g., via AWS Systems Manager Automation) to enable encryption on non-compliant buckets.
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