Module 8

Question 1

AWS Shield

Answer 1

A managed DDoS protection service that safeguards applications running on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Question 2

AWS WAF

Answer 2

A service that gives you control over which traffic to allow or block to your web applications by defining customizable web security rules.

Question 3

Distributed denial of service (DDoS)

Answer 3

A malicious attempt to make a targeted system, such as a website or application, unavailable to end users. To achieve this, attackers use a variety of techniques that consume network or other resources, interrupting access for legitimate end users.

Question 4

Amazon Inspector

Answer 4

An automated security assessment service. It helps you test the network accessibility of your Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances and the security state of your applications running on the instances.

Question 5

AWS Artifact

Answer 5

A central resource for compliance-related information. It provides on-demand access to AWS security and compliance reports and select online agreements.