Moving to the cloud shifts responsibility.
It does not remove it.

Cloud Security Assessment: configuration and architecture reviewed

Cloud migration shifts the security responsibility but does not remove it. Misconfigurations in AWS, Azure, or GCP are among the most common causes of data breaches. A cloud security assessment examines your cloud configuration, architecture, and access management for vulnerabilities and best practice deviations.

The team combines automated configuration checks with manual analysis. Automated tools detect known misconfigurations quickly but miss context. Is that publicly accessible S3 bucket an intentional choice or a mistake? Manual analysis provides that context and identifies risks that exist only in your specific architecture.

The assessment covers the shared responsibility model: which security measures are the cloud provider's responsibility and which are yours? Many organisations underestimate their own responsibility, especially around identity and access management, network segmentation, and logging.

Three cloud security risks that cause real breaches

• Over-privileged IAM roles are the attacker's favourite

  Overly broad IAM policies, unused admin roles, and service accounts with excessive permissions create privilege escalation paths that attackers exploit to gain full account control from a single compromised credential.

• Publicly exposed storage is found by scanners in minutes

  Misconfigured S3 buckets, Azure Blob containers, and GCS buckets continue to expose sensitive data. Automated scanners index public cloud storage daily. If yours is open, it will be found.

• Logging gaps make breaches invisible

  Without proper CloudTrail, Azure Monitor, or GCP logging configured, attackers can operate for months undetected. Many organisations discover a breach only when the damage is already done.

Deliverables

• Executive summary with risk distribution
• Technical report with findings per cloud service
• CIS Benchmark compliance overview
• IAM risk analysis with privilege escalation paths
• Architecture diagram with security observations
• Prioritised remediation plan
• Report debrief

Who is a cloud security assessment for?

Any organisation with cloud infrastructure needs to understand what is exposed, what is misconfigured, and where the privilege escalation paths lie. The more cloud you have, the more critical visibility becomes.

• Organisations that recently migrated to the cloud
• Companies with a growing cloud footprint and limited cloud security visibility
• DevOps teams that want to validate their Infrastructure as Code
• Organisations that need to demonstrate cloud-specific compliance
• Multi-cloud environments that need consistent security across providers