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A financial institution is planning to migrate a highly regulated legacy application to AWS. They are concerned about maintaining strict compliance standards and ensuring only authorized personnel can access sensitive data. Which AWS Well-Architected Framework pillar should be their primary focus for these concerns?
- APerformance Efficiency
- BSecurity
- CCost Optimization
- DSustainability
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: B. Security
The Security pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework directly addresses concerns about compliance, data protection, access control, and identity management, which are critical for a highly regulated application with sensitive data.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Performance Efficiency focuses on resource utilization and responsiveness, not security or compliance.
- C. Cost Optimization focuses on reducing expenses, not compliance or access control.
- D. Sustainability focuses on environmental impact, which is not the primary concern here.
Security Pillar
The ability to protect information, systems, and assets while delivering business value through risk assessments and mitigation strategies. This includes data protection, access control, infrastructure protection, and security incident response.
- Crucial for sensitive data and regulated workloads.
- Covers identity and access management.
- Includes compliance, data encryption, and network security.
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