AWS WAF and Shield Advanced Quiz

Quiz covering Security Controls

Questions in this quiz

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1. 1

   Which AWS service is primarily used to protect web applications from common web exploits like SQL injection and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)?

2. 2

   A company wants to protect their application against Layer 7 DDoS attacks and receive 24/7 access to the AWS DDoS Response Team (DRT). Which service level should they choose?

3. 3

   You are tasked with managing security policies across hundreds of AWS accounts in an organization. Which service should you use to centrally deploy and manage AWS WAF rules?

4. 4

   When configuring an AWS WAF Web ACL, what happens if a request does not match any of the defined rules and the default action is set to 'Block'?

5. 5

   You have an AWS WAF Web ACL associated with an Amazon CloudFront distribution. You notice that legitimate users are being blocked because of a rate-based rule. Which specific configuration change would best address this while maintaining protection against high-volume traffic?