Your Cloud Is Not Secure Just Because the Provider Says So
The shared responsibility model means your provider secures the infrastructure, but YOUR configurations, IAM policies, and data protection are YOUR problem. 82% of cloud breaches involve customer misconfigurations. Let that sink in before your next deployment.
The Cloud Security Gap Nobody Talks About
Cloud providers will happily take your money and tell you everything is fine. Meanwhile, these numbers tell a very different story.
Misconfiguration Breaches
82% of cloud breaches stem from misconfigured services. That S3 bucket your intern set to public? Attackers found it before your security team did.
Average Cloud Breach Cost
Average cloud breach costs $4.75M, significantly higher than on-premises incidents. The cloud saves money until it does not.
Overprivileged IAM Roles
76% of organizations have overprivileged IAM roles in production. When everyone is admin, nobody is accountable.
Multi-Cloud Security Assessment Coverage
We do not just check boxes. We dig into every layer of your cloud stack across all major providers.
AWS Configuration Review
Deep-dive into your AWS environment: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, EKS, VPC configurations, CloudTrail logging, GuardDuty setup, and Security Hub findings against CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark.
Azure Security Posture
Comprehensive Azure assessment covering Azure AD, Entra ID, NSGs, Key Vault, AKS, Storage Accounts, Azure Policy compliance, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud configuration review.
GCP Infrastructure Audit
Google Cloud security review: IAM bindings, VPC Service Controls, Cloud SQL, GKE clusters, Cloud Functions, BigQuery access, and Security Command Center alignment with CIS GCP Benchmark.
IAM & Access Management
Analysis of roles, policies, service accounts, cross-account access, federation configurations, and privilege escalation paths. We find the permissions nobody remembers granting.
Container & Kubernetes Security
Docker image vulnerability scanning, Kubernetes RBAC review, pod security policies, network policies, secrets management, and cluster hardening against CIS Kubernetes Benchmark.
Serverless Function Security
Security review of Lambda, Azure Functions, and Cloud Functions: execution role permissions, environment variable secrets, event source injection, timeout abuse, and cold start attack vectors.
Cloud Storage & Data Protection
S3/Blob/GCS bucket permissions, encryption at rest and in transit, key management, data residency compliance, backup security, and data loss prevention configuration review.
Network Architecture & Segmentation
VPC design review, security group and NACL analysis, peering and transit gateway configurations, private endpoint validation, and east-west traffic segmentation testing.
Deep-Dive Coverage - Every Nuance Addressed
Cloud Security Assessment isn't one-size-fits-all. Different contexts demand different assessment approaches. We go beyond generic checklists to address the specific attack surfaces and risks of each domain.
IAM & Federated Identity Abuse
Cloud compromise is overwhelmingly an identity problem, especially in environments with cross-account trust, federation, and automation-heavy privilege models. This domain validates how easily an attacker can turn one cloud foothold into durable administrative control.
- ▸ Cross-account role assumption without external ID or condition controls in AWS trust policies
- ▸ Privilege escalation through iam:PassRole, sts:AssumeRole, and service-linked role chaining
- ▸ Entra ID consent abuse, service principal over-privilege, and rogue application registration paths
- ▸ GCP service account impersonation and workload identity misuse across projects or clusters
- ▸ Excessive CI/CD OIDC trust relationships that allow repository or pipeline compromise to reach production
Cloud Control Plane Misconfiguration Review
This domain focuses on misconfigurations in the cloud control plane that create immediate exposure or weaken foundational guardrails. The assessment targets the policies and defaults that determine whether the platform fails open under operational pressure.
- ▸ Public snapshots, images, and machine templates containing residual secrets or regulated data
- ▸ Unrestricted security groups or NSGs exposing admin services, metadata proxies, or internal-only ports
- ▸ Overly permissive KMS or Key Vault policies and missing separation between key administrators and users
- ▸ Weak organization-level guardrails such as SCP, Azure Policy, or organization policy gaps
- ▸ Unauthenticated or overly broad invocation permissions on serverless functions and automation hooks
Cloud-Native Workload Exploitation
Cloud-native stacks introduce new exploit paths through containers, serverless runtimes, orchestration layers, and identity-aware networking. Testing centers on how workload-level compromise can pivot into control plane abuse or large-scale data access.
- ▸ Instance metadata abuse through SSRF in compute, container, or function execution environments
- ▸ Kubernetes RBAC escalation, service account abuse, and cluster secret harvesting
- ▸ Container breakout primitives via privileged pods, dangerous capabilities, or hostPath misuse
- ▸ Poisoned CI artifacts, container registries, and serverless layers used as trusted deployment inputs
- ▸ Service mesh identity trust failures and mTLS downgrade or sidecar bypass conditions
Data Plane & Detection Engineering Validation
A strong cloud review validates not only prevention but also whether logging, monitoring, and egress controls survive active attacker manipulation. This domain tests the practical resilience of cloud telemetry and data protection controls under intrusion conditions.
- ▸ Public object storage enumeration and presigned URL misuse for stealthy access or sharing
- ▸ Tampering opportunities in CloudTrail, Azure Activity, or GCP Audit logging pipelines
- ▸ CSPM exceptions and suppression rules that hide exploitable drift from governance dashboards
- ▸ Egress routes for data exfiltration to sanctioned SaaS, personal cloud storage, or anonymous endpoints
- ▸ Detection coverage mapped to ATT&CK for Cloud techniques across identity, compute, and storage abuse
Our Cloud Security Assessment Process
A structured, repeatable methodology refined across 500+ cloud engagements. No guesswork, just results.
Why Organizations Choose Our Cloud Assessment
Not all cloud assessments are created equal. Here is what sets ours apart from automated scan-and-report tools.
Multi-Cloud Expertise
AWS, Azure, GCP certified
CIS Benchmark Validation
200+ checks per platform
IAM Privilege Analysis
Full escalation path mapping
Container Security Review
Docker, K8s, ECS, AKS, GKE
Serverless Security Testing
Lambda, Functions, Cloud Run
Cloud-Native Tool Integration
Works with your existing stack
Compliance-Ready Reports
Auditor-approved documentation
Remediation with IaC Fixes
Terraform & CloudFormation
Assessment Deliverables
Every engagement produces actionable documentation your security, engineering, and compliance teams can use immediately.
Executive Summary
Cloud security posture score with business risk context, key findings summary, and strategic recommendations for leadership. No jargon, just what your board needs to know.
Technical Findings Report
Every misconfiguration documented with severity rating, business impact analysis, proof of exploit, and step-by-step remediation instructions your engineers can follow.
CIS Benchmark Compliance Matrix
Pass/fail results against all applicable CIS Benchmarks for your cloud platforms. Green, yellow, red. No ambiguity about where you stand.
IAM Risk Assessment
Complete mapping of privilege escalation paths and overpermissioned accounts. Visual attack graphs showing how a compromised identity reaches your crown jewels.
Remediation Playbook
Step-by-step fixes with Terraform and CloudFormation code snippets ready to deploy. Copy, paste, apply. Your engineers will thank you.
Architecture Recommendations
Security-hardened reference architecture tailored to your environment with network diagrams, IAM policy templates, and best-practice configurations for your specific stack.
Learn More About Cloud Security Assessment
Download our comprehensive flyer and real-world case study to share with your team and stakeholders.
Multi-Cloud Security Experts You Can Trust
AWS, Azure, and GCP — we've assessed 800+ cloud environments and know where misconfigurations hide.
| Assessment Area | Briskinfosec Approach | Industry Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | Full-stack: IAM, network, storage, compute, serverless, containers | Limited to CIS benchmark scanning |
| Tooling | Custom scripts + ScoutSuite + Prowler + manual review | Single commercial scanner |
| Multi-Cloud | Unified assessment across AWS, Azure, GCP, and hybrid | Single cloud provider only |
| Compliance Mapping | Auto-mapped to SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA | Generic findings without compliance context |
| Remediation | Terraform/CloudFormation fix snippets included | Textual recommendations only |
Cloud Compliance Standards We Assess Against
Our assessment maps your cloud security posture to the frameworks your auditors and regulators care about.
Cloud Security Assessment - Is It Right for Your Infrastructure?
Understand if your cloud environment needs a dedicated security assessment based on your deployment model and compliance needs.
Cloud-Native SaaS Companies
Organizations running production workloads on AWS, Azure, or GCP that need configuration audits, IAM reviews, and container security testing.
Cloud Migration Teams
Enterprises migrating from on-premises to cloud and need security architecture review to avoid misconfigurations during transition.
Regulated Cloud Users
Financial services, healthcare, and government organizations running regulated workloads in cloud that require compliance-mapped assessments.
DevOps & Container Teams
Teams running Kubernetes, Docker, and serverless workloads that need runtime security testing, image scanning, and cluster hardening.
Multi-Cloud Enterprises
Organizations operating across multiple cloud providers that need unified security posture assessment and cross-cloud policy validation.
Zero Trust Implementors
Companies implementing zero trust architecture in cloud environments that need identity, network, and data plane security validation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Clear answers to help you make informed security decisions for your cloud infrastructure.
Do you assess all three major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)?
Yes. Our team holds provider-specific certifications and uses platform-native security tools alongside our proprietary methodology to evaluate IAM policies, network configurations, storage permissions, container security, and serverless functions across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Can you assess a multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environment?
Absolutely. Many of our clients run workloads across two or more cloud providers plus on-premises infrastructure. We assess cross-cloud identity federation, network interconnects, data flow security, and ensure consistent security policies across your entire hybrid or multi-cloud environment.
How do you handle access to our cloud environment during the assessment?
We follow least-privilege principles. We request read-only access via a dedicated IAM role with specific permissions scoped to the assessment. All access is time-bound, fully logged, and revoked immediately after the engagement.
Will the assessment disrupt our running workloads?
No. Our cloud security assessment is designed to be non-disruptive. Configuration reviews and CIS benchmark checks use read-only API calls. Any active testing is coordinated with your team, with agreed-upon rules of engagement.
How often should we conduct cloud security assessments?
We recommend quarterly assessments for rapidly evolving cloud environments and bi-annual assessments at minimum. Regular assessments catch configuration drift, new misconfigurations, and ensure ongoing compliance.