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Validates expertise in securing AWS workloads, including data protection, identity and access management, infrastructure security, threat detection, and incident response.
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About this exam
SCS-C02 validates the ability to secure AWS workloads and architectures, covering threat detection and incident response, logging and monitoring, infrastructure security, identity and access management, data protection, and security governance.
Who should take this exam
Security professionals with three to five years of security experience and at least two years securing AWS workloads.
Career benefits
Demonstrates deep AWS security expertise for cloud security engineer and architect roles.
How to prepare
Study IAM, KMS, encryption, GuardDuty, Security Hub, detective controls, network security, and incident response, with hands-on labs.
Quick facts
Exam costUSD 300
Valid for3 years
Length170 minutes
Questions on exam65
Passing score750 out of 1000 (scaled)
FormatMultiple choice and multiple response
Practice questions150
Objectives6
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What's covered
1. Threat Detection and Incident Response
14%Detect threats and design and implement incident response.
2. Security Logging and Monitoring
18%Design and implement monitoring, logging, and alerting.
3. Infrastructure Security
20%Design and implement edge, network, and compute security.
4. Identity and Access Management
16%Design, implement, and troubleshoot authentication and authorization.
5. Data Protection
18%Design and implement controls for data in transit and at rest.
6. Management and Security Governance
14%Develop and manage security strategies across accounts.
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