AWS Security Blog
Tag: Data security investigations
How to perform a proof of concept for automated discovery using Amazon Macie
Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers of various sizes across different industries are pursuing initiatives to better classify and protect the data they store in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). Amazon Macie helps customers identify, discover, monitor, and protect sensitive data stored in Amazon S3. However, it’s important that customers evaluate and test the capabilities […]
How to use Amazon Macie to reduce the cost of discovering sensitive data
April 3, 2023: This post had been edited to get Figure 3 updated. Amazon Macie is a fully managed data security service that uses machine learning and pattern matching to discover and help protect your sensitive data, such as personally identifiable information (PII), payment card data, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials. Analyzing large volumes […]
How to query and visualize Macie sensitive data discovery results with Athena and QuickSight
February 21, 2023: We’ve updated the CREATE TABLE DDL to add the new originType field introduced as part of the Automated Sensitive Data Discovery feature of Macie. Amazon Macie is a fully managed data security service that uses machine learning and pattern matching to help you discover and protect sensitive data in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). With […]
How to use Amazon Macie to preview sensitive data in S3 buckets
February 13, 2024: We’ve updated this post to show you how to configure Macie to assume an IAM role when you configure Macie to preview sensitive data in findings. Security teams use Amazon Macie to discover and protect sensitive data, such as names, payment card data, and AWS credentials, in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon […]