AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional — Question 343

An organization is setting up their website on AWS. The organization is working on various security measures to be performed on the AWS EC2 instances.
Which of the below mentioned security mechanisms will not help the organization to avoid future data leaks and identify security weaknesses?

Answer options

• A. Run penetration testing on AWS with prior approval from Amazon.
• B. Perform SQL injection for application testing.
• C. Perform a Code Check for any memory leaks.
• D. Perform a hardening test on the AWS instance.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Checking code for memory leaks is primarily a performance and reliability assessment to prevent application crashes, rather than a security mechanism to prevent data leaks. In contrast, penetration testing, SQL injection testing, and system hardening directly target security vulnerabilities to prevent unauthorized data access.