Cloud Security Assessment
The cloud does not fail the way old data centres did — it fails through misconfiguration. A single over-permissive IAM role, a public storage bucket or an exposed management port can undo everything else. Aesparrow’s Cloud Security Assessment reviews your AWS, Azure or GCP environment against the provider’s Well-Architected security guidance and the CIS Benchmarks, finding the configuration, identity and exposure issues that scanners and default settings leave behind.
We assess identity and access management, network configuration, storage and encryption, logging and monitoring, and workload security — then show you exactly what an attacker could reach and how to lock it down. Findings are prioritised by real business impact and mapped to CIS and your compliance obligations, with clear, provider-specific remediation and a free re-test once you have applied the fixes.
Cloud Security Assessment — done right, the first time.
Senior practitioners. Verified findings. Free re-test.
Overview
A Cloud Security Assessment is a configuration and architecture review of your cloud environment. We evaluate identity, network, storage, logging and workload security against best practice and the CIS Benchmarks, and demonstrate the real-world impact of any gaps.
What we review
- Identity & access management — over-privilege, roles, keys and MFA
- Network configuration — security groups, NACLs and exposure
- Storage & encryption — public buckets and data protection
- Logging & monitoring — CloudTrail/Activity logs and detection coverage
- Workload & container security — compute, serverless and images
- Secrets & key management — exposed credentials and key handling
Framework mapping
- CIS Benchmarks — AWS, Azure and GCP secure-configuration baselines
- Cloud Well-Architected security pillar — provider best practice
- NIST SP 800-53 / 800-115 — controls and technical testing
Deliverables
Executive summary
Cloud risk posture and priorities for leadership.
Technical findings
Affected resources, evidence and root cause.
Risk ratings
Impact-based severity you can act on.
Remediation guidance
Provider-specific hardening steps.
Re-test report
Verification that issues are genuinely closed.
Why choose Aesparrow for cloud security
AWS, Azure & GCP depth
Provider-specific review, not a generic checklist.
CIS Benchmark aligned
Measured against recognised secure-configuration baselines.
Identity-first
We focus on IAM and exposure — where cloud breaches start.
Free remediation re-test
We verify your fixes and re-issue the report.
Whether you are migrating, scaling, or preparing for SOC 2 or ISO 27001, a cloud security assessment gives you confidence that your environment is configured to keep attackers out. Talk to us about a review scoped to your cloud footprint.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which cloud providers do you assess?+
AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform, using provider-specific tooling and the relevant CIS Benchmarks for each.
Is this a configuration review or a penetration test?+
It is primarily a configuration and architecture review, focused on the misconfigurations that cause most cloud breaches. We can combine it with penetration testing of cloud-hosted applications where needed.
Do you need access to our cloud accounts?+
A read-only assessment role gives the most thorough coverage. We can also work in a black-box mode against exposed assets, though coverage is lower.
Will this help with SOC 2 or ISO 27001?+
Yes. Findings map to those frameworks and the CIS Benchmarks, providing evidence that supports certification and customer reviews.
Ready to secure cloud security assessment?
Book a free, no-obligation consultation with an Aesparrow practitioner. We’ll scope your needs, explain the approach, and share indicative timelines — no sales script.
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