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The Cloud Moves Fast. Risk Outpaces Security.
Identify, analyze, and prioritize the security risks in your AWS, Azure, and GCP environments before a breach.
Migrating to the cloud transfers the maintenance of hardware to the provider, but it does not transfer the risk. Under the Shared Responsibility Model, you are 100% responsible for the security of your data, identity, and configurations. Our Cloud Security Risk Assessment goes beyond simple checklist scanning to analyze the security and business impact of your cloud architecture.
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What is a Cloud Security Risk Assessment?
Strategically evaluating governance, identity, and infrastructure to flag misconfigurations and contextualize them as specific business risks.
A Cloud Security Risk Assessment is a strategic evaluation of your cloud environment to identify threats, assess vulnerabilities, and determine the potential impact on your business.
We analyze your architecture across the three pillars of cloud security: Governance (Policies), Identity (Access), and Configuration (Infrastructure).
Unlike a standard configuration review which simply flags “bad settings,” a Risk Assessment adds context.
- Configuration Review: “Port 22 is open.”
- Risk Assessment: “Port 22 is open on a server containing PII, with no MFA, creating a High Criticality Risk of data theft.”
What Requires a Cloud Security Risk Assessment?
Cloud risk is dynamic. New services and code updates introduce new vectors daily. You need this assessment if:
Cloud Migration
You are moving critical workloads from on-prem to the cloud and need to baseline your risk posture.
Compliance Mandates
You are focusing on receiving or maintaining compliance frameworks like SOC 2, HIPAA, and ISO 27017.
Multi-Cloud Sprawl
You have lost visibility into who owns what across AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud providers (possible Shadow IT).
Mergers & Acquisitions
You are acquiring a company and need to know if their cloud environment is a liability or an asset.
Rapid DevOps Growth
Speed has prioritized functionality over security, and you fear you’ve accumulated “Technical Security Debt.”
Types of Cloud Risk Assessments We Perform
We cover the full spectrum of the modern cloud stack.
| Assessment Type | Description |
| Infrastructure (IaaS) Risk Assessment | Focusing on the compute and networking layers of AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud (GCP). |
| Identity (IAM) Risk Assessment | We analyze “Toxic Combinations” of permissions that allow Privilege Escalation. |
| SaaS Risk Assessment | Evaluating the settings of critical business apps like Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and Slack. |
| Container & Kubernetes Risk Assessment | Analyzing the risk profile of your EKS, AKS, or GKE clusters. |
| Compliance-Specific Risk Assessment | Mapping your cloud controls specifically against a framework like NIST 800-53, PCI DSS, or GDPR. |
What Our Cloud Risk Service Includes
We utilize a hybrid approach of automated CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management) tools and manual expert analysis.
Visibility You Can Act On: The Deliverables
We bridge the gap between DevOps and the Boardroom.
Cloud Risk Register
A prioritized list of risks ranked by Likelihood and Business Impact (Critical, High, Medium, Low).
Executive Risk Scorecard
A visual dashboard showing your overall cloud hygiene score compared to industry benchmarks.
Remediation Roadmap
A technical guide for your engineers, including Terraform/CloudFormation snippets to fix the issues.
Compliance Gap Report
A matrix showing exactly which regulatory controls you are failing to comply with and why.
Why Choose Us for Your Cloud Risk Analysis?
Translate technical cloud risks into clear financial justifications that secure budget and prevent costly compliance failures.
We Speak DevOps
We don’t just throw PDFs at your engineers. We integrate with your workflow (Jira, GitHub) and speak the language of CI/CD.
Business Context
We understand that a dev environment has a different risk profile than production. We tune our findings so you aren’t drowning in false alarms.
Agnostic Approach
We are tool-agnostic and process-adaptive, capable of assessing your cloud risk, whether you use Terraform, Pulumi, or ClickOps.
Our Certifications
Our team holds industry-recognized certifications that reflect hands-on expertise across offensive security, cloud, incident response, and compliance.
Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN)
GIAC Cloud Penetration Tester (GCPN)
GIAC Cloud Penetration Tester (GCPN)
CompTIA Security+, Network+, A+, Pentest+
GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CCP)
Microsoft AZ-900, SC-900
Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
Burp Suite Certified Practitioner (Apprentice)
eLearnSecurity Junior (eJPT)
Web App Penetration Tester (eWPT)
Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
Palo Alto PSE Certifications
Cloud Risk Assessment: FAQs
Learn more information about the most frequently asked questions
Cloud Penetration Test vs. Cloud Risk Assessment?
A Penetration Test simulates an active attack to find a way in. A Risk Assessment analyzes the potential for an attack based on configuration, design, and policy. The Risk Assessment is usually the first step—you fix the architecture before you pay someone to hack it.
Do you require Admin access to our cloud?
No. We follow the Principle of Least Privilege. We typically require a SecurityAudit or ViewOnly role. We do not need permission to change or delete resources.
Does this cover all three major clouds (AWS/Azure/GCP)?
Yes. Most of our clients are “Multi-Cloud.” We can assess all three environments simultaneously and provide a unified risk view.
Can you assess our Infrastructure as Code (IaC)?
Yes. Assessing the risk at the code level (Terraform/CloudFormation) is the most effective way to prevent risk. We can scan your repositories to catch misconfigurations before they are deployed.