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DPI Guiding Principles And GRC Practice Question

An organization's internal audit department identifies that cloud resource provisioning lacks appropriate approval gates. The cloud team wants to use AWS Control Tower and Service Catalog to enforce governance without slowing down developers. Which guiding principle is best demonstrated by building guardrails into automated provisioning templates?

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

Optimize and automate

Embedding governance into automated provisioning templates aligns with 'Optimize and automate' and 'Keep it simple and practical'.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

  • Optimize and automate

    Why this is correct

    Using AWS Control Tower and Service Catalog automates compliance guardrails directly into the provisioning workflow.

  • Start where you are

    Why it's wrong here

    The focus is on building automated guardrails, not assessing the baseline.

  • Collaborate and promote visibility

    Why it's wrong here

    While collaboration is good, automated guardrails represent technical optimization and automation.

  • Focus on value

    Why it's wrong here

    Value is secondary to the technical automation of governance controls here.

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