Domain 2 · 18% of Exam

Security Logging & Monitoring

Design and implement centralized logging, security monitoring, and audit trail solutions for compliance and threat detection.

What You'll Be Tested On

  • Design centralized logging with CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, and S3 access logs
  • Implement log analysis with CloudWatch Logs Insights, Athena, and OpenSearch
  • Configure organization trails and cross-account log aggregation
  • Implement real-time alerting for security events
  • Ensure log integrity, immutability, and retention compliance

Key AWS Services in This Domain

Exam Tips for Domain 2

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Know how to validate CloudTrail log file integrity

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Understand cross-account log delivery to a centralized S3 bucket

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Practice Athena queries for CloudTrail analysis (API calls, IP forensics)

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