Amazon Macie
#116 · Level 3 · Modern architecture · SecurityConcept
Section titled “Concept”Amazon Macie is a service for finding sensitive data in data stored in S3. Sensitive data means personal information such as names and addresses, card numbers or secret credentials. Macie checks S3 objects using machine learning and pattern matching to identify this kind of information. It also shows the security status of S3 buckets, such as whether a bucket is public or encrypted. Findings can be sent to EventBridge and Security Hub.
Simple example
Section titled “Simple example”Going through an office’s old papers to find where secret information is lying around unprotected.
Why it’s needed
Section titled “Why it’s needed”If you don’t know where personal information is among lots of data, you can’t protect it.
Where it’s used
Section titled “Where it’s used”Looking for personal information in files stored in S3, and catching sensitive data that has been left public.
Azure equivalent
Section titled “Azure equivalent”Microsoft Purview (data classification)
Learn more
Section titled “Learn more”For details and the latest information, see the official documentation: