Cloud Security Assessment

Overview

Cloud security assessment evaluates cloud configurations, identity management, data protection and cloud-native security controls. We test across major cloud providers to ensure secure cloud deployments.

Testing Areas

Cloud Configuration Review: Assessment of cloud resource configurations, security groups, network ACLs and cloud service settings.
Identity and Access Management: Evaluation of IAM policies, role-based access controls, privilege management and authentication mechanisms.
Data Protection Assessment: Review of data encryption, data classification, backup security and data loss prevention measures.
Cloud-Native Security Testing: Testing of cloud provider security services, container security, serverless security and cloud-native controls.
Multi-Cloud Security: Assessment of security across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Compliance Validation: Verification of cloud security compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Scoring Output

Cloud Security Score (0–100) — Overall cloud security rating
Configuration Security Rating — Cloud configuration assessment
IAM Security Score — Identity and access security rating
Data Protection Score — Data security and encryption assessment
Compliance Rating — Regulatory and standards compliance
Benchmark Comparison — Industry and peer comparison

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Common Challenges

Issues organizations face that drive the need for independent assessment

Misconfigured Cloud Services

Publicly exposed storage buckets, overly permissive IAM roles and insecure default configurations are the leading cause of cloud breaches.

Shared Responsibility Confusion

Teams are unclear on which security controls are their responsibility versus the cloud provider.

Multi-Cloud Complexity

Organizations using multiple cloud providers struggle to maintain consistent security policies and visibility across environments.

Identity and Access Sprawl

Cloud environments accumulate excessive permissions, stale accounts and overprivileged service accounts over time.

Data Residency and Compliance

Ensuring data stays in the right regions and meets regulatory requirements is complex across distributed cloud infrastructure.

How AssureSQ Helps

Independent testing, scoring and improvement guidance

Cloud Configuration Review

Assessment of AWS, Azure and GCP configurations against CIS Benchmarks, cloud provider best practices and security frameworks.

IAM and Access Review

Evaluation of identity management, role assignments, permission policies and privileged access across cloud environments.

Cloud Penetration Testing

Testing cloud-hosted applications and infrastructure for vulnerabilities including misconfigurations, exposed services and privilege escalation.

Multi-Cloud Security Assessment

Unified assessment across multiple cloud providers to identify inconsistencies, gaps and risks.

Cloud Security Score

Quantified score covering configuration security, IAM maturity, data protection, network security and compliance alignment.

Frequently Asked Questions

We assess AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform. Our methodology covers provider-specific configurations and controls as well as cross-cloud security practices.

CIS Benchmarks are consensus-based security configuration guidelines. We assess your cloud environment against relevant CIS Benchmarks to identify misconfigurations and deviations from security best practices.

Yes. We assess serverless functions (Lambda, Azure Functions, Cloud Functions), container orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS, AKS) and container security including image scanning and runtime security.

A cloud audit checks compliance against a standard. Our assessment actively tests configurations, simulates attacks, evaluates actual security posture and provides a quantified security score with specific remediation steps.