AIF-C01 Practice Question: Security, Compliance, and Governance for AI Solutions
A healthcare startup is using Amazon SageMaker to train a model on patient data. They need to ensure that the training data does not contain any personally identifiable information (PII) before being used. Which AWS service can automatically detect and report PII in the data stored in S3?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Amazon Macie
Amazon Macie uses machine learning to automatically discover, classify, and protect sensitive data in S3. It can detect PII such as names, addresses, and health information.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Amazon Rekognition
Why it's wrong here
Rekognition is for image and video analysis, not PII detection in text data.
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AWS Glue DataBrew
Why it's wrong here
DataBrew is a data preparation tool; it can profile data but is not an automated sensitive data discovery service.
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Amazon Comprehend Medical
Why it's wrong here
Comprehend Medical extracts medical information from unstructured text but is not designed for large-scale data discovery in S3.
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Amazon Macie
Why this is correct
Macie is the correct service for automated discovery of sensitive data in S3.
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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