1500 Questions | CGRC Exam: From Beginner to Certified 2026

Detailed Exam Domain Coverage: Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC)

To successfully navigate the CGRC certification, you must demonstrate a deep understanding of how to architect secure and compliant AWS environments. This course maps directly to the official exam domains:

• Governance (30%): Mastering governance and regulatory requirements alongside complex security and compliance frameworks.

• Risk (25%): Expertise in risk assessment, risk management strategies, and implementing robust security controls.

• Compliance (20%): Navigating global compliance regulations and executing effective security and compliance auditing.

• Infrastructure and Data Protection (25%): Designing infrastructure security and implementing advanced data protection and encryption techniques.

Course Description

I designed this practice test bank to be the ultimate study material for those serious about passing the Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC) exam on their first attempt. With 1,500 unique practice questions, I provide a simulated exam environment that mirrors the difficulty and technical depth of the actual AWS specialty certification.

In the world of GRC, understanding the "why" is just as important as the "how," which is why I have included exhaustive explanations for every question. I walk you through why the correct choice meets AWS best practices and why the other options fail to meet specific compliance or risk standards.

Sample Practice Questions

• Question 1: An organization needs to ensure that all data stored in Amazon S3 is encrypted at rest and that the encryption keys are rotated annually by the customer. Which solution meets these governance and regulatory requirements?

  • A. Use S3 Managed Keys (SSE-S3).

  • B. Use AWS KMS with AWS managed keys.

  • C. Use AWS KMS with customer managed keys (CMKs) and enable automatic rotation.

  • D. Use client-side encryption with a local hard drive key.

  • E. Use S3 Bucket Policies to block unencrypted uploads only.

  • F. Disable versioning on the bucket to simplify key management.

  • Correct Answer: C

  • Explanation:

    • C (Correct): Customer managed keys in AWS KMS allow the user to control the key policy and enable automatic annual rotation, satisfying the specific regulatory requirement for customer-controlled rotation.

    • A (Incorrect): SSE-S3 uses keys managed entirely by Amazon, which does not give the customer control over rotation schedules.

    • B (Incorrect): AWS managed keys are rotated by AWS every three years, not annually, and cannot be manually triggered by the user.

    • D (Incorrect): While secure, managing keys on a local hard drive is not a scalable AWS-native solution for enterprise governance.

    • E (Incorrect): This enforces encryption but does not address the specific requirement for key rotation management.

    • F (Incorrect): Versioning is a data protection feature and has no impact on encryption key rotation requirements.

• Question 2: During a security and compliance audit, a developer discovers that several IAM users have not changed their passwords in over 180 days. Which AWS service should I use to generate a list of all users and their credential status?

  • A. AWS Trusted Advisor.

  • B. IAM Credential Report.

  • C. Amazon Inspector.

  • D. AWS Config.

  • E. AWS CloudTrail.

  • F. Amazon GuardDuty.

  • Correct Answer: B

  • Explanation:

    • B (Correct): The IAM Credential Report generates a CSV file listing all users in an account and the status of their various credentials, including password ages.

    • A (Incorrect): Trusted Advisor provides high-level checks but does not provide the granular, downloadable list of all user credential ages.

    • C (Incorrect): Amazon Inspector is used for automated security assessments of applications, not for auditing IAM user metadata.

    • D (Incorrect): AWS Config tracks resource changes but the Credential Report is the specific tool designed for this auditing task.

    • E (Incorrect): CloudTrail logs API calls; while it shows when a password was last used, it doesn't provide a consolidated credential status report.

    • F (Incorrect): GuardDuty is a threat detection service, not an auditing tool for password policy compliance.

• Question 3: According to the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, which of the following is the sole responsibility of the customer when managing infrastructure security and compliance?

  • A. Physical security of the data center.

  • B. Patching the underlying hypervisor.

  • C. Configuration of the guest operating system and firewall (Security Groups).

  • D. Disposal of physical storage disks.

  • E. Edge location maintenance.

  • F. Managing the hardware lifecycle of host servers.

  • Correct Answer: C

  • Explanation:

    • C (Correct): In the Shared Responsibility Model, the customer is responsible for everything "in" the cloud, including OS patching, data encryption, and network access control.

    • A (Incorrect): This is the responsibility of AWS (security "of" the cloud).

    • B (Incorrect): AWS manages the hypervisor layer in non-bare-metal instances.

    • D (Incorrect): AWS handles the physical destruction of storage media according to NIST standards.

    • E (Incorrect): AWS maintains all global infrastructure, including edge locations.

    • F (Incorrect): Hardware management is strictly an AWS responsibility.

Welcome to the Exams Practice Tests Academy to help you prepare for your Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC).

• You can retake the exams as many times as you want.

• This is a huge original question bank consisting of 1,500 high-quality questions.

• You get support from instructors if you have questions or need clarification on complex GRC topics.

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I hope that by now you're convinced! And there are a lot more questions inside the course to ensure you are fully prepared for the challenge.