CLOUD SECURITY AUDIT
Cloud security audit: find the misconfiguration before it exposes your data
An audit of AWS, Azure and Google Cloud configuration against CIS benchmarks and best practice. We look for excessive permissions, open resources and the mistakes that most often lead to a cloud data leak.
WHY IT MATTERS
In the cloud, the most common cause of a leak is not an attack but a misconfiguration
The cloud is secure by nature, but only when it is configured well. An open storage resource, an excessive IAM role or a forgotten service exposed to the internet is today the most common route to a data leak.
The audit checks your cloud environment configuration against CIS benchmarks and real attack scenarios. We show not only what deviates from best practice but which mistakes actually put data at risk.
WHAT WE CHECK
A full picture of cloud configuration
The audit covers AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. We tailor the scope to your architecture.
OUR APPROACH
We combine the benchmark with an attacker’s perspective
Just measuring the environment against a CIS benchmark gives a long list of deviations but does not say what really risks a leak. We add an attacker’s perspective: which mistakes combine into a real path to data.
So instead of hundreds of equal findings you get priorities. We point out which fixes most cheaply close the most dangerous routes and how to apply them without service downtime.
CONTEXT
A secure cloud as a foundation of compliance
Correct cloud configuration supports requirements on data protection and resilience.
STANDARDS & CERTIFICATIONS
We work to recognized methodologies, not gut feeling
Every project is run by certified pentesters and based on public standards. That makes the result repeatable, auditable and comparable across vendors.
We share the full list of certifications and standards on request, together with a sample test scope.
HOW WE DO IT
An audit run in stages
EVIDENCE
Numbers behind every promise
Every test is run by certified pentesters, and we document the result with reproduction steps, evidence and a verified remediation path. Proof, not a promise.
KNOWLEDGE
A cloud security audit in practice
Why the cloud needs a different approach
In the cloud most incidents come not from a provider flaw but from misconfiguration on the customer side. The shared responsibility model means you are responsible for the security of your data and settings, not the provider alone.
So a cloud audit focuses on configuration, identity and permissions rather than classic breaking of controls. The most common source of risk here is simply something opened wider than it should be.
What we check in a cloud audit
We analyze service configuration, identity and permission management, networks and segmentation, data encryption, and logging and monitoring. We check AWS, Azure or Google Cloud against recognized standards and the provider good practices.
We pay particular attention to internet-exposed resources, excessive permissions and data stored without proper access control. These are the most common causes of real cloud leaks.
The most common cloud misconfigurations
Most often we find publicly accessible resources that were meant to be private, over-broad roles and access keys, and a lack of monitoring that lets an incident pass unnoticed. Each of these flaws is easy to make and costly in its effects.
The cloud makes it easy to spin up new services quickly, but just as easy to leave a door open in it. The audit puts that picture in order and shows what to close first.
What you get and when to run the audit
You get a report with specific settings to fix, a risk rating and priorities, tailored to your cloud provider. We also point out changes worth building permanently into the deployment process so the flaws do not return.
A cloud audit is worth running after a migration, during rapid growth in the number of services and periodically, because the environment changes with every deployment. It is an effective way to keep the pace of development from coming at the cost of security.
FAQ
Common questions
Which clouds do you cover?
Is this the same as a cloud penetration test?
Will the audit disrupt services?
What do I get at the end?
CASE STUDIES
Case studies in this area
REFERENCES
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