AIF-C01 Practice Question: Security, Compliance, and Governance for AI Solutions
A company wants to detect sensitive data such as PII in their training datasets stored in S3 before using them for model training. Which AWS service should they use?
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Why each option matters
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Amazon Macie
Amazon Macie uses machine learning to discover and protect sensitive data in S3, including PII.
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Amazon Macie
Why this is correct
Macie automatically discovers sensitive data in S3 using machine learning.
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Amazon Inspector
Why it's wrong here
Inspector assesses network and application vulnerabilities, not sensitive data.
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AWS Shield
Why it's wrong here
Shield protects against DDoS attacks.
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Amazon GuardDuty
Why it's wrong here
GuardDuty is a threat detection service, not for data classification.
Quick reference
AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison
| Storage Class | Min Duration | Retrieval | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 Standard | None | Immediate | Frequently accessed data |
| S3 Standard-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Infrequent access, rapid retrieval |
| S3 One Zone-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Non-critical infrequent data |
| S3 Intelligent-Tiering | None | Immediate–hours | Unknown or changing access patterns |
| S3 Glacier Instant | 90 days | Milliseconds | Archive with instant retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Flexible | 90 days | Minutes–hours | Archive, flexible retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Deep Archive | 180 days | Hours | Long-term compliance archive |
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