Which AWS service will help protect applications running on AWS from (CLF-C02)

Correct answer: C) AWS Shield.
AWS Shield is a managed Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection service that safeguards applications running on AWS. AWS Shield provides always-on detection and automatic inline mitigations that minimize application downtime and latency. It is designed to protect your applications against common DDoS attacks, such as SYN floods, UDP floods, and HTTP floods, without requiring any changes to your applications.

AWS Shield offers two levels of protection:

AWS Shield Standard is automatically included at no additional cost and provides protection against most common DDoS attacks.
AWS Shield Advanced provides additional DDoS mitigation capabilities, cost protection, and 24/7 DDoS response team (DRT) access. It is designed for business-critical applications and websites.
By using AWS Shield, you can protect your applications from DDoS attacks, ensuring high availability and reliability for your services running on AWS.