Guidance for Fraud Detection Using Machine Learning on AWS
Automated real-time credit card fraud detection
Overview
How it works
This architecture diagram shows how to use a sample credit card transaction dataset to train a self-learning ML model that can recognize fraud patterns so that you can automate fraud detection and alerts.
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Well-Architected Pillars
The architecture diagram above is an example of a Solution created with Well-Architected best practices in mind. To be fully Well-Architected, you should follow as many Well-Architected best practices as possible.
Operational Excellence
SageMaker provides fully managed ML tools that automate workflows, from data preparation to model deployment and monitoring. This removes the need for you to manage a complex ML infrastructure. Lambda lets you run code without provisioning or managing servers, further reducing your operational burden. Additionally, Amazon DynamoDB facilitates low-latency data storage and retrieval and minimizes administrative tasks. Finally, AWS Step Functions simplifies the orchestration of complex workflows and provides built-in error handling capabilities, enhancing reliability and reducing the need for manual intervention.
Security
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) lets you implement the principle of least privilege, which grants authorized users and services only the minimum permissions required to perform their intended tasks, reducing the risk of unauthorized access or accidental misuse. Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) provides a logically isolated environment for the components that make up this Guidance, allowing you to use security groups and network access control lists to control inbound and outbound traffic. Additionally, as a serverless service, Lambda enhances security by minimizing the potential attack surface. Without the need to manage and secure underlying servers, you reduce the risk of vulnerabilities associated with server misconfigurations or outdated software versions.
Reliability
Lambda automatically scales compute resources based on incoming traffic, so your application can handle fluctuations in demand without manual intervention, minimizing downtime. DynamoDB provides built-in replication across multiple Availability Zones, providing redundancy and minimizing the risk of data loss due to infrastructure failures. Finally, Step Functions helps you create robust and fault-tolerant serverless workflows. Its built-in features, like automatic retries and error handling, help tasks recover from transient failures.
Performance Efficiency
Lambda enables your application to scale seamlessly and handle fluctuations in traffic without compromising performance. DynamoDB supports high throughput and low-latency data access, enabling your fraud detection process to operate in real time without performance bottlenecks. Additionally, SageMaker automates and accelerates the ML model development lifecycle, enabling you to efficiently and quickly iterate and fine-tune models. This results in improved model accuracy and enhances overall solution performance.
Cost Optimization
Lambda uses a serverless computing model that scales to match demand, and you only pay for the compute time you consume. This helps you avoid the costs associated with overprovisioning or underutilizing servers. DynamoDB removes the need for dedicated database administrators and the associated costs, and it automatically scales to accommodate fluctuations in traffic without manual intervention. Additionally, SageMaker provides a fully managed ML environment, reducing the costs associated with procuring and maintaining hardware and software for model development, training, and deployment.
Sustainability
Lambda enables your application to scale up or down automatically based on demand, minimizing energy consumption when the application is not in use. SageMaker provides a managed ML environment, reducing the energy and resource consumption needed to set up and maintain a dedicated ML infrastructure. Finally, DynamoDB automatically scales resources based on traffic patterns, optimizing resource usage and minimizing the environmental impact of overprovisioning or underutilizing database resources.
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