ISC Governance Risk And Compliance Practice Question
A firm wants to implement an 'Infrastructure-as-Code' security gate. Using AWS CloudFormation, which feature should be utilized to perform security checks on templates before they are provisioned?
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 CloudFormation Guard
CloudFormation Guard is an open-source tool that lets developers define policy-as-code to validate CloudFormation templates before deployment.
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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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail is for logging API calls.
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AWS CloudFormation Guard
Why this is correct
Designed specifically for template validation.
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AWS Config
Why it's wrong here
Config is for post-deployment monitoring.
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AWS Trusted Advisor
Why it's wrong here
Provides cost/security recommendations, not pre-deployment gates.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official (ISC)² exam blueprint
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