CCSP Cloud Security Operations Practice Question
An organization is designing an incident response playbook for a compromised AWS IAM user. Which THREE actions should be included in the containment phase? (Choose three.)
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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Disable the user's access keys.
Containment involves stopping the attacker's access. Revoking credentials, disabling the user's access keys, and attaching a deny-all policy are effective containment steps. Terminating resources is eradication, and taking snapshots is evidence collection.
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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Disable the user's access keys.
Why this is correct
Disabling access keys prevents further programmatic access.
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Take a snapshot of all EC2 instances for forensic analysis.
Why it's wrong here
This is evidence collection, not containment.
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Attach an IAM policy that denies all actions to the user.
Why this is correct
A deny-all policy effectively renders the user harmless without deleting the user.
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Terminate any EC2 instances launched by the user.
Why it's wrong here
Termination is eradication, which comes after containment.
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Revoke the user's IAM credentials.
Why this is correct
Revoking credentials immediately stops the user's API access.
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