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AWS macie: Add guidance for regulated workloads in AWS sign-up

Service: macie · 2026-08-19 · Documentation medium

File: macie/latest/user/compliance-validation.md

Summary

Added documentation about limitations of new AWS sign-up experience for regulated workloads and provided alternative sign-up options.

Security assessment

Adds security best-practice documentation for compliance in regulated environments but does not address a specific vulnerability.

Evidence

+Our new AWS sign-up experience is not designed for regulated workloads. If you're using our new AWS sign-up experience, but you want to use AWS for regulated workloads, you can [sign up for AWS (advanced)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html) or [activate advanced features](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/activate-advanced-features.html) for your AWS environment.

Diff

diff --git a/macie/latest/user/compliance-validation.md b/macie/latest/user/compliance-validation.md
index 909dbacf8..c7af86a5e 100644
--- a//macie/latest/user/compliance-validation.md
+++ b//macie/latest/user/compliance-validation.md
@@ -8,0 +9,2 @@
+Our new AWS sign-up experience is not designed for regulated workloads. If you're using our new AWS sign-up experience, but you want to use AWS for regulated workloads, you can [sign up for AWS (advanced)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html) or [activate advanced features](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/activate-advanced-features.html) for your AWS environment.
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