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Security Assessment

A configuration and posture review of your AWS, GCP, or Azure environment against CIS Benchmarks and the CSA Cloud Controls Matrix — identifying misconfigurations and gaps, with a prioritised remediation roadmap.

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Overview

Benchmark your cloud posture.

A cloud security assessment reviews how your cloud is configured against recognised benchmarks and best practice — IAM, network design, storage, logging, and encryption — to find the misconfigurations that lead to breaches.

Unlike active penetration testing, an assessment is a thorough, evidence-based posture review that produces a clear, prioritised roadmap your team can act on. It is the ideal baseline before deeper cloud penetration testing.

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What we assess.

Configuration and posture across your cloud accounts and services.

Methodologies: CIS Benchmarks CSA CCM Well-Architected NIST CSF
FAQ

Cloud security assessment FAQ

The questions we're asked most about scope, cost, and timing.

How much does a cloud security assessment cost?
A cloud security assessment typically starts around €2,500 per environment and scales with the number of accounts and services. Use our estimator for a tailored figure.
What is the difference between a cloud security assessment and cloud penetration testing?
An assessment is a configuration and posture review against benchmarks like CIS — broad and evidence-based. A penetration test actively exploits and chains weaknesses to prove impact. Many clients start with an assessment, then pentest.
Which providers do you assess?
AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, including container and serverless workloads.
What do we receive?
A benchmarked posture report with findings mapped to CIS/CSA, severity ratings, and a prioritised remediation roadmap.
How long does it take?
Typically 1–2 weeks depending on the size and number of cloud accounts.
What access do you need for an assessment?
A scoped, read-only role across the accounts in scope is usually enough for a configuration and posture review.
Do you use automated tooling?
Yes — benchmark tooling for breadth, combined with expert manual review to remove noise and add context.
Is this enough, or do we also need a penetration test?
An assessment finds misconfigurations; a penetration test proves which are exploitable. High-risk environments benefit from both.
Do you assess identity and IAM?
Yes — IAM is the most common source of cloud risk, so identity, roles, and privilege paths are a core focus.
Does it map to CIS or CSA?
Yes — findings are benchmarked against CIS Benchmarks and the CSA Cloud Controls Matrix.
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