# Decision tree for adopting an AWS security service
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The following image shows a decision tree that you can use to evaluate whether your organization should adopt an AWS security service. The decision tree is divided into two sections: [Company context](company-context.md) and [AWS security service evaluation](service-evaluation.md). The first section, *Company context*, is designed to evaluate your current control or solution, if it exists. You proceed to the second section, *AWS security service evaluation*, if you don't have a current solution or if your current control or solution doesn't meet your business or technical requirements. In the *AWS security service evaluation* section, you determine whether the AWS service meets those requirements.

![Decision tree for adopting an AWS security service.](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/strategy-evaluating-security-service/images/guide-img/75839ae3-9ad4-424e-9a73-3857d2c5fb4d/images/d9725ed2-6fbf-4ba9-84cb-d80163e784e9.png)