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Cloud Security Posture Assessment

See every risky setting in your cloud, before an attacker does.

ThreatGaurd reviews your AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud environments against recognised benchmarks, finds the misconfigurations that expose data and identities, and gives your teams a clear, prioritised plan to fix them.

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Why it matters

Cloud moves fast. Misconfigurations move with it.

New accounts, services and permissions appear every week, often created by different teams. A single public storage bucket, over-privileged role or disabled log can expose sensitive data without anyone noticing.

A cloud security posture assessment gives you a clear, evidence-based view of your cloud configuration today, and shows which fixes reduce the most risk.

  • Too many permissions

    Users, roles and service accounts often hold far more access than they need, and old access keys are rarely removed.

  • Data exposed by a single setting

    Storage, databases and snapshots can become public or shared too widely through one configuration change.

  • Gaps in visibility

    Logging and alerts that are missing in some accounts or regions let attacks go unnoticed.

Shared responsibility

Your provider secures the cloud. What you build in it is up to you.

AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud protect their data centres and core platform. How your identities, data, networks and services are configured is your responsibility, and that is where many cloud incidents begin.

Handled by

Your cloud provider

  • Physical data centres and hardware
  • Global network and virtualisation layer
  • Security of the core platform services

Your responsibility

Your organisation

  • Identities, roles and access keys
  • Data storage, encryption and sharing
  • Network exposure and firewall rules
  • Logging, monitoring and alerting
  • Configuration of every service you use

This is exactly what a cloud security posture assessment reviews.

Business outcomes

What the assessment gives your business

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  • Protected cloud data

    Find and close the settings that could expose customer and business data.

  • Least-privilege access

    Reduce excessive permissions and unused access keys across your accounts.

  • A clear fix order

    Issues are ranked by business impact, so engineering time goes where it removes the most risk.

  • Audit-ready evidence

    Findings mapped to CIS Benchmarks and the controls your auditors check.

Testing scope

Every control area that decides how secure your cloud is.

We review each area across your accounts, subscriptions and projects. The scope is agreed with you during scoping.

Identity and access management

Users, roles, service accounts and keys across AWS IAM, Microsoft Entra ID and Google Cloud IAM.

What we check

  • Over-privileged roles and wildcard permissions
  • Protection of root and global administrator accounts
  • Multi-factor authentication for privileged users
  • Unused and long-lived access keys
IAM Security
Common findings in this area Sample
  • AWS root account No multi-factor authentication Critical
  • Deployment role Administrator access on all accounts High
  • Service account Key not rotated in two years Medium

Data protection and storage

Object storage, databases, snapshots and backups, and who can reach them.

What we check

  • Public or overly shared storage
  • Encryption at rest and key management
  • Public database and snapshot exposure
  • Backup protection and retention
Regulatory & Privacy Compliance
Common findings in this area Sample
  • Storage bucket Customer files publicly readable Critical
  • Database snapshot Shared with all accounts High
  • Data disk Not encrypted with managed keys Medium

Network exposure

Virtual networks, security groups, cloud firewalls and public endpoints.

What we check

  • Management ports open to the internet
  • Overly broad security group rules
  • Public IP addresses on internal workloads
  • Private connectivity for sensitive services
Network & Firewall Security Assessment
Common findings in this area Sample
  • Security group SSH open to the internet High
  • Virtual machine Database server has a public IP High
  • Storage service No private endpoint configured Medium

Logging, monitoring and detection

Whether you would see an attack, and have the evidence to investigate it.

What we check

  • Audit logging in every account and region
  • Log protection and retention
  • Threat detection services enabled
  • Alerts for high-risk changes
Discuss your cloud logging
Common findings in this area Sample
  • Audit trail Disabled in two regions High
  • Threat detection Not enabled in production High
  • Log storage Logs can be deleted by administrators Medium

Compute, containers and serverless

Virtual machines, containers, Kubernetes and serverless functions.

What we check

  • Instance metadata service protection
  • Secrets in code, variables and images
  • Container registry and cluster exposure
  • Patching and image management
Kubernetes, Containers & DevSecOps Security
Common findings in this area Sample
  • Kubernetes cluster API server reachable from the internet Critical
  • Function Database password in environment variable High
  • Virtual machine Older metadata service version allowed Medium

Governance and account structure

How accounts, subscriptions and projects are organised, controlled and monitored.

What we check

  • Organisation policies and guardrails
  • Separation of production and non-production
  • Tagging, ownership and asset inventory
  • Cost anomaly alerts that can signal abuse
Multi-Cloud Security
Common findings in this area Sample
  • Organisation No guardrail blocking public storage High
  • Test account Shares a network with production High
  • Resources Many with no owner tag Low

Methodology

Recognised benchmarks, matched to your cloud.

We work with read-only access and agree the right depth of review with you during scoping.

  • Configuration review

    A read-only review of your accounts against CIS Foundations Benchmarks and provider best practice.

    Best for

    A fast baseline for one cloud or a small number of accounts.

  • Most common

    Review with attack-path analysis

    Configuration review plus analysis of how misconfigurations combine into paths to your sensitive data.

    Best for

    Most organisations. Separates real risk from noise.

  • Pre-audit readiness review

    Findings mapped to the ISO 27001, SOC 2 or PCI DSS controls your auditors will check.

    Best for

    Teams preparing for certification or customer audits.

Standards we follow

  • CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark
  • CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark
  • CIS Google Cloud Platform Foundation Benchmark
  • AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar
  • Microsoft cloud security benchmark
  • CSA Cloud Controls Matrix

How it works

From read-only access to verified fixes, in five steps.

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  1. 01

    Scope and connect

    We agree accounts, subscriptions and projects, and you grant a read-only role. An NDA is signed before any access.

  2. 02

    Collect configuration

    We collect configuration across every account and region in scope, without making any changes.

  3. 03

    Analyse and validate

    Our consultants validate findings, remove noise and identify the misconfigurations that create real attack paths.

  4. 04

    Report and walk through

    You receive the reports, followed by a walkthrough with your cloud, security and leadership teams.

  5. 05

    Verify fixes

    Once changes are made, we assess again to confirm the issues are closed.

Deliverables

A clear picture of your cloud posture, for engineers and leaders.

  1. Executive summary A short overview for leadership: overall risk, key issues and what to do next.
  2. Technical findings report Every finding with severity, affected accounts and resources, evidence and provider-specific remediation steps.
  3. Benchmark scorecard Compliance against the relevant CIS Foundations Benchmark for each cloud and account.
  4. Prioritised remediation plan Fixes ranked by risk, with quick wins and longer-term guardrails shown separately.
  5. Verification report Confirms which issues are fixed, for your records and your auditors.
Report summary Sample report

Overall risk

High → Low after retest

Critical
3
High
8
Medium
15
Low
11

Open findings

37before retest,6after retest

Fix first

Customer files publicly readable in a production storage bucket

Owner: Cloud platform team · 1 day

Why ThreatGaurd

Cloud reviews that turn findings into decisions.

  • Read-only by design

    We assess with read-only access, so nothing in your cloud changes during the review.

  • Real risk, not alert noise

    Consultants validate findings and show how issues combine, instead of handing over raw tool output.

  • Provider-specific fixes

    Remediation steps written for AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, so engineers know exactly what to change.

  • Your data stays protected

    NDA before access, collected data handled securely and deleted after the engagement.

Supports compliance evidence for

  • ISO/IEC 27001
  • ISO/IEC 27017
  • SOC 2
  • PCI DSS
  • GDPR
  • India DPDP Act

Our reports support your compliance evidence. Certification and audit opinions are issued by your auditor or certification body.

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FAQ

Questions leaders ask about cloud security posture

Can’t find your answer? Our team is happy to help.

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What is a cloud security posture assessment?

A review of how your cloud accounts are configured: identities, data storage, networking, logging and services. We compare your settings with recognised benchmarks such as the CIS Foundations Benchmarks, validate what matters and give you a prioritised plan to fix it.

Which cloud platforms do you cover?

Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. If you use more than one, we can assess them together and give you one consistent view.

What access do you need?

Read-only access, usually through a dedicated role or service account that you create and can remove at any time. We do not need write access, and nothing in your environment is changed during the assessment.

How is this different from the security tools our cloud provider offers?

Native tools are useful, but they produce long lists of findings without business context. We validate the findings, remove noise, show how misconfigurations combine into real attack paths and explain the fixes in plain language.

How is it different from cloud penetration testing?

A posture assessment reviews configuration across your whole cloud estate. Cloud penetration testing actively tests workloads and architecture from an attacker’s point of view. Many organisations start with a posture assessment and follow it with our Cloud Infrastructure Security Assessment.

How long does a cloud posture assessment take?

Most assessments take 1 to 3 weeks, depending on the number of accounts, subscriptions, projects and regions in scope.

How is the cost calculated?

Cost depends on the number of cloud providers, accounts and regions, and the depth of review. After the scoping call you receive a fixed-scope proposal, so the cost is agreed before work starts.

How often should we assess our cloud posture?

At least once a year and after significant changes, such as a migration, a new region or a new business unit moving to the cloud. Fast-changing environments benefit from more frequent reviews.

Will your report support ISO 27001, SOC 2 or PCI DSS?

Our reports are structured to support ISO 27001, ISO 27017, SOC 2 and PCI DSS evidence, with an executive summary, detailed findings and verification results. The final audit opinion always rests with your auditor, so if a specific format or accreditation is required, tell us during scoping and we will confirm what we can provide.

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Find out what your cloud configuration is really exposing.

Tell us which clouds and accounts you use. We will come back with a clear scope and proposal, with no obligation.

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What happens next

  1. A short scoping callWe learn your goals, environment and timelines.
  2. A fixed-scope proposalClear scope, approach, timeline and cost, in writing.
  3. Testing on your scheduleTesting starts on the agreed date, with regular updates.