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MACIE controls (1)

CTL.MACIE.ENABLED.001

Amazon Macie Must Be Enabled for S3 Data Discovery

  • Severity: medium
  • Type: unsafe_state
  • Domain: exposure
  • Compliance: nist_800_53_r5: RA-5; soc2: CC7.1;

Amazon Macie must be enabled for automated sensitive data discovery in S3 buckets. Without Macie, PII and sensitive data in S3 goes undetected.

Remediation: Enable Macie in the account.