AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 370

A company needs to configure rules to identify threats and protect applications from malicious network access.

Which AWS service should the company use to meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• B. Amazon QuickSight
• C. AWS WAF
• D. Amazon Detective

Correct answer: C

Explanation

AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall) allows users to define customizable security rules to block common web exploits and protect applications from malicious network access. Other services like AWS IAM manage access permissions, Amazon QuickSight provides business intelligence visualization, and Amazon Detective helps investigate security issues rather than actively blocking network threats.