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350-701 Practice Question: A company uses AWS Organizations with multiple…
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?
⚠ Common exam trap
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.
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
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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.
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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Amazon GuardDuty
Why it's wrong here
GuardDuty is for anomaly detection, not compliance enforcement.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail only records API calls, not enforce compliance.
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AWS Config conformance packs
Why this is correct
Config can evaluate rules and trigger remediation actions.
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AWS Security Hub
Why it's wrong here
Security Hub aggregates the findings but does not auto-remediate.
Quick reference
AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison
| Storage Class | Min Duration | Retrieval | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 Standard | None | Immediate | Frequently accessed data |
| S3 Standard-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Infrequent access, rapid retrieval |
| S3 One Zone-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Non-critical infrequent data |
| S3 Intelligent-Tiering | None | Immediate–hours | Unknown or changing access patterns |
| S3 Glacier Instant | 90 days | Milliseconds | Archive with instant retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Flexible | 90 days | Minutes–hours | Archive, flexible retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Deep Archive | 180 days | Hours | Long-term compliance archive |
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