WAF and Shield Quiz

5 questions • Pass: 70% • +25 pts

Quiz covering Secure Workloads

WAF and Shield Quiz

5 questions | Pass: 70% | Earn 25 points

Questions in this quiz

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  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    An organization wants to protect their public-facing application against large-scale Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Which service provides managed protection for layers 3 and 4 at no additional cost for basic protection?

  3. 3

    You are configuring a WAF rule to block requests from a specific geographic region. Which component of the WAF rule should you implement?

  4. 4

    A web application is experiencing a sudden spike in requests from a single IP address that is attempting to overwhelm the server. Which type of WAF rule is most effective at mitigating this behavior automatically?

  5. 5

    When using AWS Shield Advanced, what is the primary benefit of the 'Cost Protection' feature during a DDoS attack?