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Cloud Security Assessment

Assessment of the security posture of cloud environments, focused on identities, configurations, logging and compliance.

// Sobre

What we deliver

We review the security posture of the cloud environment, covering identity and access management, service configurations, monitoring and logging, networking and compliance. The assessment identifies risks such as accounts with excessive privileges, exposed services and insufficient event logging, and delivers a remediation plan with clear priorities and evidence for governance.

// Contexto

The problem it solves

Cloud environments that grew without a security review, permissive access policies, inconsistent logging and no visibility into the real security posture.

Who it is for

CTOs, heads of infrastructure and cloud architects who need visibility into the security posture of the environment.

When to hire

After cloud migrations, before audits, when there is concern about the security posture or when the environment grew without a review.

// Coverage

Scope of work

Review of identity management and access policies
Assessment of service configurations
Analysis of logging and monitoring
Review of networking and segmentation
Compliance check against benchmarks (CIS)
// Output

Deliverables

Cloud posture report with categorized findings
Risk matrix and recommendations
Prioritized remediation plan
Technical knowledge transfer with the team
// In practice

How the work happens, in practice

Where the risks usually are

Accounts with excessive privileges and no multi-factor authentication, old access keys without rotation, publicly exposed storage, security groups with SSH or RDP open to the internet, disabled encryption, improperly shared snapshots and images, and event logging that is turned off or incomplete. These are configuration flaws, not code flaws, and they grow with the number of accounts and teams, because each new environment is a new chance to drift from the standard. A well-configured environment has centralized identity, least privilege, private networks by default and active logs in all regions and accounts.

References and verification

The CIS Foundations Benchmark of each provider (AWS, Azure and GCP) and the best practices from the provider's own architecture framework, such as the security pillar of AWS Well-Architected, the Azure Well-Architected Framework and the Google Cloud Architecture Framework, serve as a basis. The verification covers identities and permissions, service configurations, network, encryption and audit trails, with evidence for each finding. Native tools, such as AWS Security Hub, Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Security Command Center, help surface deviations, but the results need contextual analysis to separate real risk from a justified exception.

Assessment and hardening

The assessment says what is wrong and why it matters; hardening applies the fixes. Separating the stages helps with prioritization: first what exposes data or allows improper access, such as public storage and credentials without MFA, then what improves visibility, such as logs and alerts, and finally governance, such as preventive policies and standardization through infrastructure as code. Fixes made manually in the console tend to be undone in the next deployment, so the ideal is to apply them in the same code that creates the environment and revalidate afterward, to confirm the drift has not returned.

// Diferenciais

What sets us apart

  • Practical depth in public cloud
  • A view that connects cloud security with operations
  • Deliverables useful for both the technical team and auditors
// Processo

Methodology

01

Discovery of accounts and services

02

Assessment of identities and access

03

Review of configurations and logging

04

Prioritization of findings

05

Report and knowledge transfer

// Destaques

Highlights

Deep expertise in one of the major providers, with coverage of others when needed
Review of critical access and identities
Verification against CIS benchmarks
Remediation plan prioritized by risk
// FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does it work for multi-cloud environments?

Yes. Our greatest depth is in one of the major providers, but we can cover others in the same engagement when needed.

// Before the assessment

The self-assessment shows, in about 7 minutes, how the organization believes it is doing. The technical assessment shows what the evidence demonstrates.

Start with the free cloud maturity self-assessment
// Próximo passo

Ready to move forward?

Tell us about your context and challenges. We reply with a clear proposal.