How to Enable Auditors for Validating AWS Infrastructure Security and Compliance

Answer: B.

Option A is incorrect because CloudTrail provides details of all the actions taken by a user, role, or an AWS service but does not provide AWS security and compliance documents, such as AWS ISO, PCI, and SOC reports as per the asks.

Option B is CORRECT because Amazon Artifact Reports can be used to assess and validate the security and compliance of the AWS infrastructure, such as AWS ISO, PCI, and SOC reports.

Option C is incorrect because Amazon Config is used to assess, audit, and evaluate the configurations of your AWS services resources.

It cannot be used to validate the compliance of the underlying AWS infrastructure.

Option D is incorrect because Amazon Inspector is an automated security assessment service that helps improve the security and compliance of applications deployed on AWS but cannot be used to validate the compliance of the underlying AWS infrastructure.

Reference:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/artifact/latest/ug/what-is-aws-artifact.html

Sure, I'd be happy to provide a detailed explanation for this question.

First, it's important to understand that PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is a set of security standards designed to ensure that all companies that accept, process, store, or transmit credit card information maintain a secure environment. Any financial services company that accepts credit card payments must comply with these standards.

In order to assess and validate the security and compliance of the underlying AWS infrastructure for PCI DSS compliance, there are several steps that the security team can take:

1. Create IAM users, policy, and role granting them access to Amazon CloudTrail: Amazon CloudTrail is a service that provides governance, compliance, operational auditing, and risk auditing of your AWS account. By creating IAM users with appropriate policies and roles, auditors can access and review the CloudTrail logs to ensure that all actions taken on the account are logged and tracked appropriately. This includes any changes to the infrastructure, access controls, or any other actions that could impact the security of the account.

2. Download reports from the AWS Artifact console and provide them to the auditors: AWS Artifact is a service that provides access to compliance reports and other documentation that can help organizations meet their compliance requirements. The Artifact console provides access to a variety of compliance reports, including PCI DSS reports. The security team can download these reports and provide them to the auditors as evidence of compliance with PCI DSS.

3. Create IAM users, policy, and role granting them access to Amazon Config: Amazon Config is a service that provides a detailed inventory of the AWS resources in an account, as well as configuration history and change notifications. By creating IAM users with appropriate policies and roles, auditors can access and review the configuration of the AWS resources to ensure that they meet the PCI DSS requirements.

4. Provide them with Amazon Inspector findings reports: Amazon Inspector is a service that automatically assesses applications for vulnerabilities or deviations from best practices. By providing the auditors with Inspector findings reports, the security team can demonstrate that the infrastructure is regularly assessed for vulnerabilities and that any issues are identified and addressed in a timely manner.

In summary, while all of the options listed in the question could be useful in enabling auditors to assess and validate the security and compliance of the underlying AWS infrastructure for PCI DSS compliance, the best option would depend on the specific needs and requirements of the auditors. However, the most comprehensive approach would be to implement all of these options to provide the auditors with a comprehensive view of the AWS infrastructure and the controls in place to ensure compliance with PCI DSS.