AWS Security Blog

Tag: Data security investigations

HAQM Macie

How to perform a proof of concept for automated discovery using HAQM Macie

HAQM Web Services (AWS) customers of various sizes across different industries are pursuing initiatives to better classify and protect the data they store in HAQM Simple Storage Service (HAQM S3). HAQM Macie helps customers identify, discover, monitor, and protect sensitive data stored in HAQM S3. However, it’s important that customers evaluate and test the capabilities […]

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How to use HAQM Macie to reduce the cost of discovering sensitive data

April 3, 2023: This post had been edited to get Figure 3 updated. HAQM 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 HAQM 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. HAQM Macie is a fully managed data security service that uses machine learning and pattern matching to help you discover and protect sensitive data in HAQM Simple Storage Service (HAQM S3). With […]

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How to use HAQM 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 HAQM Macie to discover and protect sensitive data, such as names, payment card data, and AWS credentials, in HAQM Simple Storage Service (HAQM […]