AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 425

A company needs to use machine learning and pattern matching to identify and protect sensitive data that the company stores in the AWS Cloud.

Which AWS service will meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Amazon Inspector
• B. Amazon Macie
• C. Amazon GuardDuty
• D. AWS Audit Manager

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Amazon Macie is a fully managed data security and privacy service that leverages machine learning and pattern matching to discover, monitor, and protect sensitive data like PII in AWS. Amazon Inspector focuses on vulnerability scanning, Amazon GuardDuty is designed for threat detection, and AWS Audit Manager automates evidence collection for compliance auditing.