An Employee Accidentally Exposed an AWS Access Key and Secret

question 184

Multiple Choice

An employee accidentally exposed an AWS access key and secret access key during a public presentation. The company Security Engineer immediately disabled the key. How can the Engineer assess the impact of the key exposure and ensure that the credentials were not misused? (Choose two.)

• A) Analyze AWS CloudTrail for activity.
• B) Analyze Amazon CloudWatch Logs for activity.
• C) Download and analyze the IAM Use report from AWS Trusted Advisor.
• D) Analyze the resource inventory in AWS Config for IAM user activity.
• E) Download and analyze a credential report from IAM.

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Definitions:

Instrument

A formal legal document that records a legally enforceable act, transaction, or agreement.

Bearer Instrument

A negotiable financial instrument that denotes ownership to whoever physically holds it.

Theft

The act of unlawfully taking someone else's property with the intent to permanently deprive them of it.

Negotiability

The characteristic of a written document (such as a check or bill of exchange) that ensures its transferability by endorsement or delivery.