Multi-Cloud & Container Audits

Secure Your Cloud Environment with Confidence

Cloud computing has transformed how organizations build, scale, and manage business operations. From customer applications and enterprise workloads to data storage and business-critical services, cloud platforms have become the backbone of modern digital transformation.

However, cloud adoption also introduces new cybersecurity challenges. Misconfigured storage, excessive permissions, exposed APIs, insecure identities, publicly accessible resources, and weak cloud governance remain among the leading causes of cloud security breaches.

NuageSec's Cloud Security Assessment Services help organizations identify, evaluate, and remediate security weaknesses across public, private, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. Our assessments provide complete visibility into cloud infrastructure, identity management, workload security, network architecture, cloud-native applications, and compliance readiness.

Securing Corporate Workloads For
AWS Security Hub
Azure Key Vault
GCP Cloud IAM
Kubernetes RBAC
Container Registry
CSPM Drift Control
Network ACLs VPC
KMS Data Encryption
CIS Benchmarks
GuardDuty Alerts
AWS Security Hub
Azure Key Vault
GCP Cloud IAM
Kubernetes RBAC
Container Registry
CSPM Drift Control
Network ACLs VPC
KMS Data Encryption
CIS Benchmarks
GuardDuty Alerts

What is a Cloud Security Assessment?

A Cloud Security Assessment is a comprehensive evaluation of your cloud infrastructure, security architecture, identity management, configurations, workloads, applications, and governance practices.

Rather than focusing only on vulnerabilities, the assessment evaluates how cloud security risks could affect business operations, compliance, customer data, and overall cyber resilience.

Why Cloud Security Assessments Matter

Cloud environments evolve continuously. New services, users, workloads, and integrations introduce security risks that require ongoing evaluation.

Reduce Cloud Misconfiguration Risk

Identify insecure cloud configurations before they expose sensitive systems or information.

Protect Cloud Identities

Strengthen Identity & Access Management (IAM), privileged access, service accounts, and authentication controls.

Secure Sensitive Data

Protect cloud storage, databases, backups, encryption keys, and business-critical information.

Improve Visibility

Gain comprehensive insight into cloud assets, workloads, identities, configurations, and network architecture.

Support Zero Trust

Validate cloud identity verification, least privilege access, segmentation, and continuous trust principles.

Meet Compliance Requirements

Support regulatory requirements through structured cloud governance, monitoring, and security control validation.

Common Cloud Security Risks We Assess

Our assessment identifies weaknesses across enterprise accounts, identity configurations, routing, and workload configurations:

Identity & Access (IAM) Risk

  • Excessive permissions & roles
  • MFA enforcement reviews
  • Insecure service account keys
  • Privileged access lifecycles

Cloud Misconfigurations

  • Publicly exposed storage buckets
  • Overly permissive security groups
  • Default admin configurations
  • Unused exposed cloud resources

Cloud Storage Security

  • S3/Blob public access audits
  • Data encryption validation
  • Storage retention & deletion rules
  • Backup protection controls

Cloud Network Security

  • VPC network segmentation checks
  • Inbound/Outbound security groups
  • Network ACL configuration audits
  • VPN and Bastion connectivity

Kubernetes & Containers

  • Cluster API Server access controls
  • Pod security standard policies
  • Image scanning & registry security
  • RBAC delegation permissions

Cloud Workload Security

  • VM instance configuration checks
  • Serverless permission audits
  • Host runtime security checking
  • Vulnerability patch status log

Cloud Penetration Testing vs Cloud Security Assessment

While cloud penetration testing simulates active exploit attacks, our assessment evaluates complete configuration parameters and governance controls.

FeatureCloud Penetration TestingCloud Security Assessment
Primary ObjectiveSimulates active cloud threats and attacksEvaluates overall cloud configuration and security posture
Evaluation FocusOffensive execution and threat delivery pathsDefensive policies, identity controls, and governance
Assessment ScopeTargeted to test individual routing pointsComprehensive analysis covering people, processes, and tech
Core OutcomeIdentifies exploitable vulnerability bypassesDelivers long-term configuration hardening roadmaps
Analysis StyleTechnical execution checks (e.g. spoof deliveries)Strategic configuration review and alignment checks

Types of Cloud Security Assessment Services

NuageSec evaluates traditional cloud platforms alongside Kubernetes clusters and container workloads.

AWS Security Assessment

Securing AWS Cloud Infrastructure

Evaluate EC2 instances, S3 storage permissions, VPC parameters, IAM profiles, GuardDuty alerts, and AWS Config rules.

Best Suited For
  • AWS Environment reviews
  • IAM security optimization
  • EC2/S3 protection validations
Key Coverage Areas
  • IAM user/role audits
  • Security Group verifications
  • KMS Encryption checks
  • CloudTrail logging validation

Microsoft Azure Security Assessment

Securing Microsoft Azure Environments

Assess Microsoft Entra ID integration, Azure Storage encryption, NSGs, Key Vault policies, Defender for Cloud settings, and AKS setups.

Best Suited For
  • Azure Tenant audits
  • Entra ID access reviews
  • AKS security configuration check
Key Coverage Areas
  • Entra ID IAM validation
  • Azure network segment review
  • Key Vault access policy review
  • Defender for Cloud tuning

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Assessment

Protecting Google Cloud Infrastructure

Evaluate GCP Cloud IAM user policies, VPC network segments, Cloud Storage access, GKE container policies, and SCC setups.

Best Suited For
  • Google Cloud environment reviews
  • GKE cluster audits
  • IAM organization rules verification
Key Coverage Areas
  • GCP IAM permission audits
  • GKE pod security reviews
  • Cloud Audit Logs validation
  • Secret Manager setups review

In-Depth Cloud Audits

We perform rigorous validations on Kubernetes networks, storage configurations, GCP/Azure policies, and devsecops pipelines.

Kubernetes & Container Security

Assess API server access configurations, namespace controls, RBAC, container registries, and image signatures.

Kubernetes API access controlsPod security standards auditsNamespace isolation verificationAdmission controller validationRegistry vulnerability scansRBAC delegation permissionsNetwork policies reviewImage signature validations

Cloud Network & Storage Security

Audit VPC segmentation, firewalls, Bastion access, database configurations, and KMS keys.

VPC network layout auditingSecurity groups permission checkDatabase public exposure reviewsKMS Key rotation checksS3/Blob storage public accessNetwork ACL verificationVPN tunnels security reviewStorage bucket logging checks

Identity & IAM Auditing

Verify least privilege configuration, user lifecycles, and MFA parameters across cloud consoles.

IAM permissions audit checksMFA validation checksService account keys trackingCross-account trust reviewsLeast privilege alignment reviewPrivileged user loggingTemporary credentials settingsInactive IAM users cleanup

Monitoring, Logging & CSPM

Evaluate CloudTrail, Azure Monitor, GCP logging, SIEM ingestions, and configuration drift controls.

CloudTrail logs configurationAudit logging coverage checksSIEM event ingestion reviewCSPM drift detection policiesThreat detection alerts checkIncident playbooks validationEvent correlation reviewAzure Monitor routing check

Our Cloud Security Assessment Methodology

NuageSec follows a structured methodology aligned with cloud provider security best practices.

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1. Discovery & Asset Inventory
Catalog cloud subscriptions, trace VM nodes, identify storage, and map Kubernetes nodes.
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2. Configuration Analysis
Audit cloud IAM roles, storage bucket permissions, network rules, and cluster configurations.
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3. Security Control Validation
Verify KMS key rotation, check conditional access rules, and validate alert configurations.
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4. Risk & Exposure Analysis
Scan database exposure levels, check missing OS patches, and detect credential leaks.
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5. Workload & Pipeline Review
Inspect Microservices setups, verify CI/CD pipelines security, and audit container base images.
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6. Risk Prioritization
Rank findings based on exploitability, data severity, environment size, and compliance context.
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7. Reporting & Roadmap
Deliver executive overviews, technical remediation logs, scorecards, and CSPM baseline metrics.

Cloud Security Standards & Frameworks

Our Cloud Security Assessment methodology aligns with globally recognized cloud standards.

Cloud Security Standards

CIS Benchmarks for AWS, Azure & GCPCIS Kubernetes & Container BenchmarksCloud Security Alliance (CSA) CCMCSA Security Guidance for Cloud AreasNIST SP 800-53 System SafeguardsNIST Zero Trust Architecture (SP 800-207)

Compliance Standards

MITRE ATT&CK Cloud MatrixMITRE ATT&CK for Containers MatrixMITRE D3FEND Countermeasures MapSOC 2 Trust Services CriteriaPCI DSS Cloud Security RequirementsHIPAA, GDPR, DORA & NIS2 Framework Rules

What You Receive with Our Cloud Security Assessments

We deliver executive overviews alongside technical configuration reports, scorecards, and prioritized roadmaps.

Executive Cloud Security Report

A business-focused summary describing cloud posture scores, compliance readiness, and strategic investments.

Includes:
  • Executive Posture summary
  • Compliance readiness overview
  • Top cloud security concerns
  • Tenant/Gateway performance score
  • Maturity progression recommendations
  • Investment roadmap suggestion

Technical Assessment Report

Detailed documentation detailing findings across core cloud routing, IAM rules, and cluster configurations.

Includes:
  • Cloud resource inventory registry
  • IAM permissions mapping log
  • Kubernetes cluster setups review
  • Database exposure levels review
  • Vulnerability findings details
  • Remediation implementation steps

Cloud Security Scorecard

A structured scorecard ranking cloud security controls against AWS, Azure, GCP, and CIS baselines.

Includes:
  • Identity & IAM security score
  • Infrastructure security score
  • Storage bucket safety ratings
  • Kubernetes cluster configurations
  • Workload runtime security rating
  • Monitoring & Logging readiness

Cloud Risk Matrix

A visual matrix prioritizing identified cloud risks by severity, likelihood, and location.

Includes:
  • Likelihood vs Impact ranking
  • High-risk resource vulnerability lists
  • Device risk calculations
  • Mitigating control listings
  • Residual cloud risk levels

Configuration Review Report

Detailed analysis of public endpoints, security groups, and encryption configurations.

Includes:
  • Public storage bucket checks
  • Security Group rule logs
  • Network segmentation validation
  • Encryption configurations review
  • Cloud Governance policy audits
  • Drift detection metrics

Cloud Security Roadmap

A step-by-step roadmap outlining IAM optimization, GPO fixes, and container security updates.

Includes:
  • IAM policy cleanup steps
  • Least privilege rollout guides
  • Storage bucket access locks
  • Kubernetes RBAC configurations
  • Monitoring alerts tuning
  • Continuous monitoring metrics

Industries We Serve

Every industry depends on secure cloud infrastructure. Our assessments are tailored to sector risks.

Banking & Financial Services

Secure cloud-hosted transactions, customer database partitions, and financial application nodes.

Healthcare

Secure telemedicine platforms, HIPAA-compliant patient storage, and doctor scheduling portals.

SaaS & Technology

Protect CI/CD pipelines, DevOps orchestration nodes, Kubernetes APIs, and customer database tenants.

Manufacturing

Secure Cloud ERP platforms, Industrial IoT endpoints databases, and partner tracking applications.

Retail & Ecommerce

Protect payment processing endpoints, inventory management databases, and campaign analytics servers.

Logistics & Supply Chain

Secure fleet routers, warehouse database connections, and shipping logistics application nodes.

Compliance Frameworks Supported

Cloud security is essential for achieving regulatory compliance and demonstrating effective governance.

SOC 2

Validate security, availability, and confidentiality trust principles.

ISO 27001

Align with international information security management standards.

PCI DSS

Protect cardholder data and payment infrastructure.

HIPAA

Secure patient portals and protected health information (PHI).

GDPR

Ensure compliance with European data privacy and security regulations.

DORA

Enhance digital operational resilience for financial entities.

NIS2

Meet cybersecurity requirements for essential European services.

CMMC

Validate controls required for defense industrial base contractors.

ISO 42001

Establish secure and trustworthy AI application governance.

Why Choose NuageSec for Cloud Security Assessments?

Cloud security requires deep expertise across infrastructure, identity, networking, workloads, and governance.

Multi-Cloud Security Expertise

Our consultants specialize in AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, and hybrid cloud security architectures.

Comprehensive Cloud Visibility

We assess every layer of your cloud environment, including identities, infrastructure, networking, workloads, storage, and monitoring.

Risk-Based Recommendations

Every recommendation is prioritized according to business impact, likelihood of exploitation, and operational value.

Executive & Technical Reporting

High-level security scorecards and risk matrices are delivered alongside detailed GPO settings and DNS logs.

Standards-Based Methodology

Our assessments align with CSA Cloud Controls Matrix, CIS Benchmarks, NIST, and cloud provider security best practices.

Continuous Security Improvement

We partner to optimize gateways, coordinate GPO/IAM workshops, tune security metrics, and verify compliance controls.

Our Engagement Process

We follow a structured 7-step process to ensure comprehensive cloud visibility and measurable security improvements.

Step 1

Discovery & Scoping

Catalog cloud subscriptions, identify critical workloads, and align objectives.

Step 2

Configuration Review

Evaluate IAM policies, storage bucket permissions, network rules, and cluster settings.

Step 3

Security Validation

Verify KMS key rotation, inspect conditional access, and check logging setups.

Step 4

Risk & Pipeline Review

Assess container vulnerability scans, patch metrics, and microservices security.

Step 5

Reporting & Scorecard

Deliver executive overviews, technical reports, scorecards, and prioritized roadmaps.

Step 6

Remediation Workshop

Discuss results, prioritize actions, and plan GPO/IAM configuration updates.

Step 7

Reassessment validation

Verify updated tenant configuration, re-audit DNS align, and update dashboard views.

Frequently Asked Questions

A Cloud Security Assessment evaluates your cloud infrastructure, identity controls, configurations, workloads, storage, networking, Kubernetes environments, governance, and monitoring capabilities to identify security risks and improve cloud resilience.

We assess Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes, hybrid cloud, private cloud, and multi-cloud environments.

Yes. We evaluate Kubernetes clusters, container images, runtime security, RBAC, namespaces, network policies, secrets management, container registries, and orchestration security.

Yes. We assess IAM policies, user accounts, service accounts, privileged access, role assignments, least privilege implementation, Multi-Factor Authentication, and federated identities.

Yes. We identify publicly exposed resources, insecure storage, excessive permissions, weak security groups, firewall issues, logging gaps, encryption weaknesses, and governance deficiencies.

Yes. Our Cloud Security Assessment supports ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, DORA, NIS2, CMMC, and NIST cybersecurity frameworks.

You will receive an Executive Cloud Security Report, Technical Assessment Report, Cloud Security Scorecard, Cloud Risk Matrix, Cloud Configuration Review Report, Cloud Security Maturity Assessment, and a prioritized Cloud Security Improvement Roadmap.

NuageSec combines deep expertise across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, cloud-native security, identity management, internationally recognized assessment methodologies, and practical remediation guidance to help organizations reduce cloud risk and strengthen cyber resilience.

Secure Every Cloud Workload. Protect Every Business-Critical Asset

Cloud platforms power modern business, but they also expand your attack surface. A proactive Cloud Security Assessment helps identify hidden risks, eliminate misconfigurations, strengthen cloud governance, and protect critical workloads before attackers can exploit them.

NuageSec's Cloud Security Assessment Services provide the expertise, visibility, and strategic guidance needed to secure cloud environments, improve compliance, and build resilient cloud operations.

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