CV0-004 Security Practice Question
A security engineer is implementing DDoS protection for a public-facing web application hosted in AWS. Which TWO services should be used together to provide comprehensive DDoS mitigation? (Choose two.)
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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 WAF
AWS Shield Advanced provides enhanced DDoS protection for EC2, ELB, CloudFront, etc. AWS WAF can be used to mitigate application-layer attacks like HTTP flood. Shield Standard is free but less comprehensive. Route 53 is DNS and does not directly mitigate DDoS. GuardDuty is threat detection.
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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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AWS WAF
Why this is correct
WAF can block malicious HTTP requests at the application layer.
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AWS Shield Advanced
Why this is correct
Shield Advanced provides enhanced DDoS protection.
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Amazon Route 53
Why it's wrong here
Route 53 is DNS and does not mitigate DDoS attacks directly.
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AWS Shield Standard
Why it's wrong here
Shield Standard is free but offers limited protection; for comprehensive DDoS, Advanced is needed.
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Amazon GuardDuty
Why it's wrong here
GuardDuty is for threat detection, not DDoS mitigation.
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