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Chapter 6 · Management and Security Governance·v2.0.0·Updated 6/5/2026·~10 min

What's changed: Deepened SCS-C02 Chapter 6 (added comparison tables, scenarios, FAQs, exam traps, deep-dive paragraphs to each section; localized figures to Japanese)

6.2Configuration Compliance and Auto-Remediation

Key points

Understand continuous compliance—AWS Config (rules/conformance packs), auto-remediation, Security Hub standards, Audit Manager, and Systems Manager. Continuously assess compliance and auto-fix drift.

Compliance is continuously assessed and corrected. AWS Config evaluates rules and auto-remediates drift.

6.2.1Compliance automation

Diagram of configuration compliance and auto-remediation: AWS Config continuously evaluates resource configuration against rules (e.g., S3 must be encrypted, no SG 0.0.0.0/0), conformance packs apply regulatory requirements together, drift triggers automatic remediation actions (SSM Automation), Security Hub security standards (CIS/AWS Foundational Best Practices) score posture, and Audit Manager continuously collects audit evidence—continuous compliance for regulation.
Configuration compliance and auto-remediation
  • AWS Config: continuously evaluate configuration against rules, detecting drift (public S3, missing encryption).
  • Auto-remediation: attach remediation actions (SSM Automation) to Config rules to auto-fix drift.
  • Security Hub standards/conformance packs: score and bundle CIS/AWS Foundational Best Practices.
  • Audit Manager: continuously collect audit evidence to support compliance reports.
Exam point

Common on SCS-C02: continuous config compliance = AWS Config (rules/conformance packs), auto-fix drift = Config remediation/SSM Automation, best-practice scoring = Security Hub standards, audit evidence = Audit Manager. "Detect public S3 → auto-make private" is a classic Config rule + remediation.

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