CCSP Cloud Security Operations Practice Question
Which AWS service uses machine learning to detect threats such as crypto mining activity on EC2 instances and compromised IAM credentials?
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Why each option matters
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Amazon GuardDuty
Amazon GuardDuty is a threat detection service that uses machine learning and anomaly detection to identify malicious activity.
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AWS Shield
Why it's wrong here
Shield is for DDoS protection.
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AWS WAF
Why it's wrong here
WAF is a web application firewall.
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AWS Inspector
Why it's wrong here
Inspector is for vulnerability assessment.
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Amazon GuardDuty
Why this is correct
GuardDuty uses ML to detect threats like crypto mining and credential compromise.
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