Scenario: You want to ensure that if a developer launches an EC2 instance without an encrypted EBS volume, the instance is automatically terminated and the developer is notified. Solution ?

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Correct Answer: AWS Config with a custom Lambda remediation and SNS for notification

Config provides the 'near-real-time' detection, and Lambda provides the logic to terminate the non-compliant resource and send a message....

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Scenario: You want to ensure that if a developer launches an EC2 instance without an encrypted EBS volume, the instance is automatically terminated and the developer is notified. Solution ?

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AWS Config with a custom Lambda remediation and SNS for notification

Why This Answer Is Correct

Config provides the 'near-real-time' detection, and Lambda provides the logic to terminate the non-compliant resource and send a message.

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