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Question 1
In the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, which security tasks does AWS manage?
Answer: AWS is responsible for security 'of' the cloud — physical infrastructure, hardware, networking, and the hypervisor layer that runs AWS services.
Question 2
In the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, which security tasks does the customer manage?
Answer: Customers are responsible for security 'in' the cloud — including OS patching, application security, data encryption, identity management, and network configuration.
Question 3
For Amazon RDS, which patching responsibility shifts from the customer to AWS compared to running a database on EC2?
Answer: With RDS, AWS manages patching the underlying database engine and operating system. On EC2, the customer is responsible for all OS and database patching.
Question 4
Under the Shared Responsibility Model, who is responsible for enabling Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on AWS accounts?
Answer: The customer is responsible for enabling and managing MFA on their AWS accounts and IAM users.
Question 5
Which of the following is an example of a 'shared' control in the AWS Shared Responsibility Model?
Answer: Patch management is a shared control — AWS patches the infrastructure, while customers are responsible for patching their own OS and applications.