1. What is Amazon Macie?
Answer: Amazon Macie is a data security and privacy service that uses machine learning and pattern matching to discover and protect sensitive data in Amazon S3.
2. How do I enable Amazon Macie?
Answer: To enable Amazon Macie, you need to follow the steps outlined in the Getting Started section of the user guide. These steps include enabling Amazon Macie, configuring a repository for sensitive data discovery results, exploring sample findings, creating a job to discover sensitive data, and reviewing your findings.
3. What types of sensitive data can Amazon Macie discover?
Answer: Amazon Macie can discover a variety of sensitive data types, including credentials, financial information, personal health information (PHI), and personally identifiable information (PII). It also allows you to create custom data identifiers to discover other types of sensitive data.
4. How does Amazon Macie monitor Amazon S3 data security?
Answer: Amazon Macie monitors Amazon S3 data security by analyzing the content of S3 objects and identifying sensitive data. It also provides a dashboard that displays data security statistics and allows you to assess your S3 security posture.
5. How can I integrate Amazon Macie with AWS Organizations?
Answer: To manage multiple accounts with Amazon Macie, you can use AWS Organizations. This allows you to create and manage an organization, designate an administrator account, and manage member accounts. You can also use service-linked roles and AWS managed policies to manage access to Amazon Macie resources.