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During a security incident, you need to isolate a compromised RDS instance. What AWS mechanisms can you use to prevent the instance from communicating with other resources?
During a security incident, you need to isolate a compromised RDS instance. What AWS mechanisms can you use to prevent the instance from communicating with other resources?
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Explanation:
Modifying the RDS instance's security group to deny all inbound and outbound traffic effectively isolates the instance from other resources, preventing further communication. Terminating the instance might disrupt operations. Taking a snapshot does not isolate the instance. Increasing storage size does not affect network capabilities.