Cloud Security Assessment
Cloud infrastructure security evaluation, configuration review, and compliance assessment across major platforms.
Cloud adoption has transformed how organizations build, deploy, and scale applications, but it has also introduced a fundamentally different security paradigm. The shared responsibility model means that while cloud providers secure the underlying infrastructure, customers are responsible for configuring their cloud resources correctly — and misconfigurations remain the leading cause of cloud data breaches. Our Cloud Security Assessment provides a comprehensive evaluation of your cloud infrastructure across Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). We examine every layer of your cloud architecture, from identity and access management (IAM) policies to network segmentation, data encryption, logging and monitoring, and container orchestration security.
Our assessment methodology is built on industry-standard frameworks including the CIS (Center for Internet Security) Benchmarks for cloud platforms, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM), and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. We combine automated configuration scanning with deep manual review to identify misconfigurations, overly permissive IAM roles, unencrypted data storage, exposed secrets, inadequate network segmentation, and suboptimal logging configurations. Each finding is contextualized within your specific architecture and business requirements, ensuring you receive practical recommendations that balance security with operational efficiency. We understand that security must enable, not hinder, your cloud transformation initiatives.
The assessment covers six critical domains: IAM and identity governance, including user and role reviews, policy analysis, federation configuration, and privileged access management; network security, encompassing VPC/Security Group configuration, flow logs analysis, transit gateway security, and private link evaluation; data protection, spanning encryption at rest and in transit, key management (KMS/HSM), data classification, and backup integrity; compute and container security, including AMI/container image scanning, instance metadata service hardening, serverless function permissions, and Kubernetes RBAC review; logging and monitoring, covering CloudTrail/CloudWatch/Azure Monitor configuration, SIEM integration, alerting thresholds, and incident response readiness; and compliance posture mapping against relevant regulatory requirements.
What distinguishes our cloud assessment is our focus on attack path analysis. Rather than presenting a flat list of misconfigurations, we map how individual weaknesses can be chained together by an attacker to achieve privilege escalation, lateral movement, or data exfiltration. For example, an overly permissive S3 bucket policy combined with a publicly accessible EC2 instance with an attached IAM role can create a path from internet access to sensitive data. By presenting these attack chains, we help your teams understand not just what is misconfigured, but how it could be exploited in a real-world scenario, driving more effective prioritization and remediation. Our final deliverable includes automated remediation scripts using Terraform and CloudFormation where applicable.
How We Deliver
A structured methodology refined through hundreds of successful engagements.
Architecture Discovery & Risk Profiling
We begin by reviewing your cloud architecture documentation, organizational structure, and compliance requirements. Using least-privilege access, we connect to your cloud environments and perform inventory discovery across all regions and accounts. We map network topology, data flows, external connections, and third-party integrations. This phase also includes stakeholder interviews to understand business context, security objectives, and operational constraints that inform our assessment priorities.
Automated Configuration Auditing
We deploy CIS Benchmark-aligned scanning tools across your AWS, Azure, and GCP environments to identify configuration drift from industry best practices. This covers over 1,000 individual checks spanning IAM, storage, networking, compute, database, monitoring, and encryption services. We use customizable policy packs that can incorporate your organization's specific hardening standards. Results are ingested into a centralized dashboard for analysis and deduplication.
Manual IAM & Permissions Analysis
Identity and access management is the most critical security control in cloud environments. Our experts manually review IAM policies, roles, trust relationships, and service control policies (SCPs) to identify privilege escalation paths, over-permissive role assumptions, unused credentials, and insecure federation configurations. We analyze cross-account access patterns and evaluate your implementation of the principle of least privilege, providing detailed guidance for policy refinement.
Network Security & Segmentation Review
We examine your cloud network architecture including VPC design, subnet segmentation, security group and NACL rules, transit gateway configurations, VPN and Direct Connect setup, and DNS security. Our testing includes evaluating the effectiveness of network ACLs, identifying publicly exposed services that should be private, reviewing flow log analysis for anomalous traffic patterns, and testing VPC peering and endpoint security. We also assess WAF configurations and CDN security settings.
Findings Prioritization & Remediation Planning
All findings are categorized by severity, exploitability, and business impact using a risk-based scoring framework customized for cloud environments. We generate a prioritized remediation plan with step-by-step guidance, including AWS CLI, Azure CLI, and gcloud commands where applicable. For critical findings, we provide automated remediation scripts (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates) and work directly with your cloud engineering teams to implement fixes safely.
What You Receive
Every engagement delivers actionable insights and tangible outcomes.
Cloud Security Posture Report
Comprehensive assessment report with CIS Benchmark scoring, identified misconfigurations, risk ratings, and detailed remediation guidance for each cloud platform.
CIS Benchmark Scorecard
Quantified compliance score against CIS Benchmarks with per-service breakdowns, enabling you to track posture improvement over successive assessments.
Architecture Risk Diagram
Visual representation of your cloud architecture with identified attack paths, trust boundaries, and security control gaps mapped to data flows.
Automated Remediation Scripts
Production-ready Terraform, CloudFormation, and ARM template snippets to remediate identified misconfigurations with minimal operational disruption.
Key Benefits
Partner with SecureNexGen for results that matter.
Attack Path Visibility
See how seemingly minor misconfigurations chain into exploitable attack paths, enabling more effective prioritization and defense-in-depth improvements.
Continuous Compliance
Align your cloud posture with PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR requirements through mapped controls and automated compliance monitoring.
Multi-Cloud Consistency
Establish consistent security policies and configurations across AWS, Azure, and GCP, reducing complexity and eliminating provider-specific blind spots.
Cost-Optimized Security
Identify unused resources, oversized instances, and orphaned assets during security review, enabling simultaneous security improvement and cost reduction.
What's Covered
Comprehensive scope designed to leave no stone unturned.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common queries about our service delivery and process.
How is a cloud security assessment different from a penetration test?
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Ready to Get Started?
Contact our team to discuss your requirements and receive a tailored proposal.