Security, Identity, and Compliance
CoreAmazon Macie
Data-classification discovery/enforcement support.
Key points
- Macie provides supported sensitive-data discovery evidence for S3; classification requirements still come from the organization.
Best-known use cases
- D4.1, D4.2, and D5.1: discover and investigate named sensitive S3 data before applying handling controls.
What candidates often confuse it with
- Macie discovers sensitive S3 data; KMS encrypts data and Security Hub aggregates findings.
Key takeaway
Use Macie evidence to classify the affected data, then apply the declared handling requirement separately.
Related services
- AWS Certificate Manager (ACM)
- Amazon EC2 security groups
- Egress-only internet gateways
Relevant exam tasks
- D4.1 — Task 4.1: Implement and manage security and compliance tools and policies.
- 4.1.1 — Implement IAM features (for example, password policies, multi-factor authentication [MFA], roles, federated identity, resource policies, policy conditions).
- D4.2 — Task 4.2: Implement strategies to protect data and infrastructure.
- 4.2.1 — Implement and enforce a data classification scheme.
- D5.1 — Task 5.1: Implement and optimize networking features and connectivity.
- 5.1.1 — Configure a VPC (for example, subnets, route tables, network ACLs, security groups, NAT gateways, internet gateway, egress-only internet gateway).