SCS-C02 · Question #262
A company is investigating an increase in its AWS monthly bill. The company discovers that bad actors compromised some Amazon EC2 instances and served webpages for a large email phishing campaign. A…
The correct answer is B. Create a cost monitor in AWS Cost Anomaly Detection. Configure an individual alert to notify an. AWS Cost Anomaly Detection provides an automated way to monitor and detect unusual cost spikes or anomalies in near real-time. By setting up a cost monitor with an individual alert, the company can receive immediate notifications if there are significant increases in usage…
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A company is investigating an increase in its AWS monthly bill. The company discovers that bad actors compromised some Amazon EC2 instances and served webpages for a large email phishing campaign. A security engineer must implement a solution to monitor for cost increases in the future to help detect malicious activity. Which solution will offer the company the EARLIEST detection of cost increases?
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- ACreate an Amazon EventBridge rule that invokes an AWS Lambda function hourly. Program the
- BCreate a cost monitor in AWS Cost Anomaly Detection. Configure an individual alert to notify an
- CReview AWS Cost Explorer daily to detect anomalies in cost from prior months Review the usage
- DCapture VPC flow logs from the VPC where the EC2 instances run. Use a third-party network
How the community answered
(19 responses)- A5% (1)
- B74% (14)
- C16% (3)
- D5% (1)
Explanation
AWS Cost Anomaly Detection provides an automated way to monitor and detect unusual cost spikes or anomalies in near real-time. By setting up a cost monitor with an individual alert, the company can receive immediate notifications if there are significant increases in usage costs, enabling early detection of malicious activities like those described (e.g., compromised EC2 instances being used for phishing). This solution is specifically designed for monitoring cost anomalies and offers the earliest detection of abnormal cost increases.
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