Scenario: To minimize the risk of 'Configuration Drift' in your multi-account environment, you want a service that automatically scans your CloudFormation stacks and alerts you if any resources have been modified outside of CloudFormation. Solution ?

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Correct Answer: CloudFormation Drift Detection

Drift detection identifies stack resources that have been modified outside of CloudFormation management....

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Scenario: To minimize the risk of 'Configuration Drift' in your multi-account environment, you want a service that automatically scans your CloudFormation stacks and alerts you if any resources have been modified outside of CloudFormation. Solution ?

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CloudFormation Drift Detection

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Drift detection identifies stack resources that have been modified outside of CloudFormation management.

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