CLOUD SECURITY POSTURE ASSESSMENT (CSPM)
AWS, Azure, GCP, and Microsoft 365 posture evaluation combining CIS Benchmarks with manual privilege escalation path analysis.
Is this right for you?
When to choose this service
Cloud Audit Deliverables
- Benchmarking against official CIS Cloud Controls and provider security foundations
- Remediating public storage buckets, unencrypted database snapshots, and open management ports
- Eliminating IAM privilege escalation routes, orphan keys, and cross-account trust flaws
- Centralized log auditing (CloudTrail, Azure Activity Logs) and threat alert readiness
What you receive
- CIS/provider configuration baseline assessment
- Identity and privilege attack-path map
- Public-exposure and sensitive-data register
- Prioritised remediation list with account and resource owners
- Recommended IaC checks or baseline scripts
- Cloud log and detection-coverage plan
- Repeatable baseline reassessment model
Delivery flow
From scope to a verified result
Scope and safety boundaries. Confirm the objective, systems, roles, environment, exclusions, authorised actions and emergency stop contact.
Information and access. Receive only the documentation, accounts, configuration or evidence needed for the work through a secure channel.
Cloud Infrastructure Configuration Review. We audit AWS, Azure, or GCP environments, IAM access controls, and storage security.
Validation and reporting. Confirm findings, remove false positives and connect each risk to business impact and an accountable owner.
Workshop and follow-through. Explain priorities, answer delivery teams, agree remediation timing and perform a retest where included.
Before we start
Frequently asked questions
How long does an engagement usually take?
Timing depends on the number of systems, roles, environments, available documentation and agreed constraints. After initial information is received, the scope states the stages, customer involvement and a specific schedule.
What should we prepare before work starts?
Usually we need a system or process owner, current scope, access and test accounts, architecture or process information, critical business scenarios and an emergency contact. Never send passwords through a normal website form.
Will we receive only a technical report?
No. The standard output includes an executive summary, prioritised detail, evidence, remediation guidance and a results workshop. Where relevant, the engagement includes a retest or implementation roadmap.
Is a cloud assessment the same as a CSPM scan?
No. CSPM provides broad repeatable configuration signals. An independent assessment validates critical results, analyses identity and attack chains, considers architecture context, and assigns ownership and business priority.
What access does the assessor need?
A time-bound read-only role and selected documentation are usually enough. Some logs or configurations may need additional rights. Active privilege exploitation is separately authorised and is not included by default.