Overview
Cloud platforms have revolutionised IT by providing on‑demand infrastructure and services, but misconfigurations or poor access controls can lead to data breaches or service outages. Our cloud security assessments ensure your public, private or hybrid cloud environments are configured securely so you can realise the benefits of agility and cost efficiency without undue risk.
We test environments hosted on the major cloud providers – Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Oracle Cloud – as well as bespoke private and hybrid deployments. Our consultants take time to understand how your business uses cloud and tailor the assessment to match.
Key benefits
- Identify and remediate misconfigurations to reduce risk of breaches and outages.
- Enhance compliance with industry and regulatory standards by aligning settings with best-practice frameworks.
- Safeguard sensitive data through improved encryption, access controls and segmentation.
- Increase reliability and availability by recommending hardening and performance optimisations.
- Gain expert guidance on cost optimisation without compromising security.
What we examine
The assessment examines how your cloud environment is built and managed. Typical areas include:
- Strong identity and access management, such as multi‑factor authentication for administrative accounts and appropriate separation of duties.
- Protections that deter automated attacks, like rate limiting and account lockouts.
- Logging and monitoring to detect suspicious activity and support incident response.
- Safeguards for data at rest and in transit, such as encryption and data loss prevention controls.
- Secure configuration of services, storage, networking and containers.
- Effective segregation between development, test and production environments.
Assessment types
- Cloud configuration review – evaluating Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform and other provider settings to verify encryption, segmentation, logging, and secure defaults. Usually performed using read-only administrator accounts to discover misconfigurations and missing hardening controls.
- SaaS application configuration review – assessing software-as-a-service platforms such as Microsoft 365, Salesforce or Slack for insecure default settings, weak access controls and data-exposure risks.
- Hybrid cloud and private infrastructure review – auditing bespoke private or hybrid environments for compliance with leading security frameworks and alignment across on-premises and cloud resources.
- Kubernetes or container platform review – when running Kubernetes within a cloud provider, we perform two assessments: one for your chosen cloud environment and one for the open source Kubernetes layer. Pensta offers a separate Kubernetes security review service.
- Specialist reviews – targeted assessments of specific services, such as identity and access management (IAM), storage, networking or multi-cloud estates.
How we work
- Understand your objectives and the scope of your cloud estate through discussion and documentation.
- Perform a comprehensive manual review of relevant services, management interfaces and configurations, complementing automated checks with expert insight.
- Provide a concise report that prioritises issues and offers practical remediation guidance aligned with cloud provider best practices.
- Offer post‑assessment support to help you interpret the findings and implement improvements.
To protect your cloud assets and meet compliance requirements, arrange a confidential consultation with our cloud security specialists today.