- You work with or plan to work with the certification provider's cloud platform.
AWS Security Specialty
AWS Security Specialty Certification Exam Preparation
Connects cloud concepts with the platform decisions and services emphasized by the provider.Role and experience fit
Is This Certification Right For You?
Use the provider’s official candidate guidance alongside this practical fit check.- You need a vendor-neutral cloud path or a different platform.
Basic cloud, networking, identity, and infrastructure concepts are helpful.
Skill level: ProfessionalPractice coverage
What You'll Practice
Coverage follows the latest approved blueprint when available, with Standards Library data as the fallback.Threat Detection and Incident ResponseCoveredSecurity Logging and MonitoringCoveredInfrastructure SecurityCoveredIdentity and Access ManagementCoveredData ProtectionCoveredManagement and Security GovernanceCovered
- Design and operate cloud threat detection and incident response.
- Design centralized security logging, monitoring, alerting, and analysis.
- Secure network, compute, edge, and hybrid infrastructure.
- Design and troubleshoot workforce, workload, and federated access.
- Protect data with encryption, key management, classification, and lifecycle controls.
- Apply multi-account governance, compliance, automation, and assurance.
Multiple ChoiceMultiple ResponseScenario Decision
Exam style: Scenario-forward decision practice
PBQ and simulation support: Concept and scenario practice; live vendor simulations are not reproduced.
Current public exam profile
AWS Security Specialty exam details
Standards facts are public. Questions, answers, attempts, and learner analytics remain private.ProviderAWS
Exam codeSCS-C02
Exam standardCurrent exam version
Exam standardSCS-C02 exam guide
Question count65
Time limit170 minutes
Passing method750/1000
PracticePractice tests are part of the certification catalog
Full exam simulatorFull Exam Simulation requires a complete exam blueprint
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