Cloud Security Assessment

The Cloud Misconfiguration Problem

Overly permissive IAM roles, public storage buckets, unencrypted data, and weak logging are found in cloud environments of all sizes. Most organizations don't know they're there.

Attackers scan for these constantly. A misconfigured S3 bucket or overprivileged service account can be found and exploited within hours of creation. A cloud security assessment reviews your environment before that happens.

What We Review

We support assessments across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Our review covers:

• Identity & Access Management (IAM) — Overprivileged roles, unused accounts, lack of MFA, cross-account trust misconfigurations
• Storage Security — Public S3 buckets, blob containers, or GCS buckets; unencrypted data at rest
• Network Configuration — Security group rules, open ports, VPC peering misconfigurations, exposed management interfaces
• Logging & Monitoring — CloudTrail, Azure Monitor, and GCP audit log coverage and gaps
• Secrets Management — Hardcoded credentials in code repositories, Lambda environment variables, or container images
• Container & Serverless Security — ECS/EKS/AKS misconfigurations, overprivileged Lambda functions, exposed container registries
• Compliance Posture — Mapping findings to CIS Benchmarks, NIST, SOC 2, and other frameworks

Assessment vs. Penetration Test

A cloud security assessment is primarily a configuration review — we examine your settings, permissions, and architecture against security best practices. This is distinct from a cloud penetration test, where we actively attempt to exploit those misconfigurations to demonstrate real-world impact.

We offer both, and often recommend starting with an assessment to understand your baseline before moving to active exploitation testing.

Deliverables

• Executive summary with overall cloud security posture rating
• Prioritized findings with severity, evidence, and remediation steps
• Mapping to relevant compliance frameworks (CIS, NIST, SOC 2) where applicable
• Remediation guidance your cloud or DevOps team can act on immediately
• Debrief call to walk through findings and answer questions