6.1.1 Multi-account strategies - Multi-account strategies are essential for building secure, scalable, and compliant AWS environments, making them a key focus for anyone preparing for the AWS Certified Security - Specialty SCS-C02 exam. These strategies use AWS Organizations to centralize control, grouping accounts into Organizational Units OUs and enforcing Service Control Policies SCPs for governance, security, and cost management. Specialized accounts, such as security and logging accounts, ensure operational excellence by centralizing security monitoring, incident response, and tamper-proof logging. Tools like AWS Control Tower accelerate multi-account setup, while automation and tagging policies optimize onboarding and resource tracking. Continuous monitoring using AWS Config and Security Hub helps maintain compliance and rapidly detect misconfigurations or threats. Mastery of these conceptsincluding account structure, delegation, and advanced SCP designwill help engineers demonstrate leadership in AWS security and excel in the SCS-C02 exam.

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