Basic Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| English | AWS Audit Manager |
| Full name | AWS Audit Manager |
| Chinese | 审计证据自动收集与评估管理 |
| Japanese | AWS Audit Manager（監査証拠の自動収集・評価支援） |
| Exam frequency | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Often confused with | AWS Artifact / AWS Config / AWS CloudTrail |
One-line summary
Continuously collect and organize audit evidence from the customer AWS environment using audit frameworks.
Core capabilities and use cases
- Uses prebuilt or custom frameworks to organize controls, control sets, and evidence.
- An assessment defines scope and maps controls to AWS evidence sources.
- Evidence is collected continuously from services such as Config, CloudTrail, and Security Hub.
- Teams review assessment progress and produce reports for auditors.
- It reduces evidence-gathering work but does not certify compliance or automatically remediate gaps.
Exam focus and common pitfalls
- Automatic evidence collection organized by an audit framework points to Audit Manager.
- Artifact provides AWS reports and agreements; CloudTrail records API activity; Config evaluates configuration rules.
- Human review, remediation, and external audit judgment are still required.
Key takeaway
Audit framework plus continuous evidence collection and assessments means AWS Audit Manager.