Automated Response and Forensics

Machinery that responds faster than a human can log in: finding to EventBridge to target, choosing between Lambda, Systems Manager Automation and Step Functions, Application Recovery Controller for recovery orchestration, the Automated Forensics Orchestrator for Amazon EC2, and Fault Injection Service game days that prove the whole thing works.

Content current as of 2026-10.

Lessons

1. Event-driven remediation
2. Automating forensics
3. Testing the plan before you need it

Sources

• SCS-C03 exam guide — Content Domain 2 (tasks 2.1–2.2)
• Automated Forensics Orchestrator for Amazon EC2 (AWS Solutions)
• AWS Fault Injection Service user guide
• Amazon Application Recovery Controller developer guide