AWS Glue Sensitive Data Detection feature can now identify and process sensitive data for Japan and UK entities

Sensitive data detection and processing in AWS Glue can now detect PII and other sensitive data specific to United Kingdom (UK) and Japan.

Sensitive data detection in AWS Glue identifies a variety of PII and other sensitive data like credit card numbers. It helps customers take action, such as tracking it for audit purposes or redacting the sensitive information before writing records into a data lake. AWS Glue Studio’s visual, no-code interface lets users include Sensitive Data Detection as a step in a data integration job. Customers can also define their own custom detection patterns for their unique needs.

With this feature, customers can now detect UK and Japanese bank account numbers, driving license numbers, passport numbers and other sensitive data entities. This feature is now available in a total of 21 AWS Regions: US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (Northern California), US West (Oregon), Africa (Cape Town), Asia Pacific (Hong Kong), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Osaka), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Canada (Central), Europe (Frankfurt), Europe (Ireland), Europe (London), Europe (Milan), Europe (Paris), Europe (Stockholm), Middle East (Bahrain), and South America (São Paulo).

To learn more about Sensitive Data Detection in AWS Glue Studio, visit our documentation.