Secure your cloud environment before misconfigurations become security incidents. NuageSEC's Cloud VAPT identifies and validates security weaknesses across authorized AWS, Azure and GCP environments, container workloads, Kubernetes and cloud identity architectures.
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Cloud environments connect applications, identities, data, workloads and business services through constantly changing infrastructure. Misconfigured storage, excessive permissions, exposed resources, insecure network controls, weak workload configurations and identity gaps can drastically increase security exposure.
Cloud Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing evaluates security weaknesses across cloud infrastructure and the services that support business workloads. The assessment combines vulnerability identification, configuration and security-control assessment, identity and access analysis, network and exposure review, workload and container assessment, and controlled penetration testing where authorized.
The appropriate combination depends on the cloud environment, assessment objectives and approved testing scope. NuageSEC's cloud-security offering covers public, private, hybrid and multi-cloud environments, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes and container workloads.
The objective is: Discover → Validate → Assess Impact → Remediate → Re-Test.
Moving workloads to the cloud fundamentally shifts the security boundary. Identity, configuration, network architecture, storage, workload permissions and cloud-native services all become critical parts of the shared responsibility model. Cloud VAPT helps organizations:
Our cloud security testing spans major hyperscalers, container platforms, and identity perimeters.
Assess authorized AWS environments across IAM users and roles, Security Groups, VPC configuration, S3 access policies, KMS key controls, CloudTrail logging, GuardDuty detection, EC2 instance security, and AWS Config compliance rules.
Assess authorized Azure environments across Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Network Security Groups (NSGs), Azure Blob Storage, Key Vault access policies, Defender for Cloud, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and subscription-level governance controls.
Assess authorized GCP environments across Cloud IAM service accounts, VPC network architecture, Cloud Storage (GCS) buckets, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Security Command Center, Cloud Audit Logs, and Secret Manager access.
Where Kubernetes and container workloads are in scope, examine Kubernetes API server access, RBAC policies, namespace isolation, network policies, pod-security standards, admission controllers, container registry security, and base image vulnerabilities.
Identity is the primary cloud perimeter. We examine IAM roles, privileged identity management (PIM), MFA enforcement, service-account key rotation, cross-account trust relationships, least-privilege enforcement, temporary STS credentials, and inactive accounts.
Assessment covers VPC/VNet architectures, Security Groups, Network ACLs, cloud firewall controls, VPN/bastion access, public database exposure (RDS, Cosmos DB, Cloud SQL), public bucket access, data-at-rest encryption, and KMS lifecycle management.
NuageSEC cloud assessments evaluate multi-cloud and hybrid architectures combining automated cloud configuration scanning with expert offensive penetration testing.
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NuageSEC's Cloud VAPT investigates core risk domains that frequently lead to cloud breaches and data leaks.
These activities are complementary but serve distinct security purposes. For Cloud VAPT, the appropriate balance is tailored during scoping.
| Dimension | Cloud Security Assessment | Cloud Penetration Testing |
|---|---|---|
| Core Focus | Evaluates cloud security configuration and posture | Simulates controlled real-world attacks |
| Validation Depth | Reviews identity, governance and defensive security controls | Validates exploitability, lateral movement and attack paths |
| Scope Coverage | Broad, comprehensive configuration-focused coverage | Targeted offensive testing against agreed assets |
| Outcome | Identifies configuration drift and control weaknesses | Demonstrates whether identified weaknesses can be exploited |
| Deliverables | Produces hardening checklists and posture improvement roadmaps | Produces validated proofs of concept and technical exploit evidence |
NuageSEC explicitly distinguishes Cloud Penetration Testing from Cloud Security Assessment, describing penetration testing as active exploit simulation and cloud assessment as broader configuration, defensive-policy and governance analysis.
NuageSEC's cloud-security methodology incorporates discovery and inventory, configuration analysis, security-control validation, exposure analysis, workload review, risk prioritization, and verified re-testing.
NuageSEC aligns testing with leading cloud security frameworks and benchmarks:
NuageSEC references CIS Benchmarks, CSA CCM, and NIST standards during assessments to provide defensible evidence for cloud governance and compliance audits. Discuss Cloud Compliance & Standards →
NuageSEC delivers comprehensive executive and technical cloud security reporting, risk prioritization, and actionable remediation roadmaps.
FinTech Multi-Cloud & API Architecture Assessment — NuageSEC evaluated hybrid AWS and Azure environments supporting core banking workflows.
Assessment identified excessive cross-account IAM privileges, unencrypted S3 storage tiers, and insecure API gateway configurations. Provided automated remediation templates to enforce zero-trust network segmentation.
Explore Starting PointSaaS Cloud Infrastructure & Container Security Assessment — Evaluated multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters and cloud-hosted microservices.
Uncovered overly permissive pod-security policies and exposed cluster dashboard interfaces. Helped the engineering team implement strict admission controllers and namespace isolation.
Explore Starting PointNuageSEC publishes case studies and service documentation demonstrating proven security assessments across cloud-native platforms. Explore NuageSEC Case Studies →
NuageSEC assesses cloud environments across public, private, hybrid, and containerized architectures:
Cloud architectures and regulatory expectations vary significantly by vertical:
Cloud VAPT provides critical technical security-testing evidence supporting major compliance audits:
Cloud-hosted applications represent the primary entry point for external threat actors.
Explore Web Application VAPTCloud microservices communicate via REST and GraphQL APIs requiring dedicated security analysis.
Explore API VAPTMobile clients rely heavily on cloud APIs, storage buckets and cloud authentication services.
Explore Mobile Application VAPTMulti-tenant SaaS platforms require specialized tenant-isolation and role-boundary validation.
Explore SaaS VAPTEvaluate broader hybrid estates spanning on-premises data centers and multi-cloud accounts.
Explore Enterprise VAPTCloud VAPT is an authorized assessment of cloud environments that combines vulnerability identification with security-control evaluation and, where included and authorized, controlled penetration testing.
NuageSEC's cloud-security service covers AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud (GCP), along with hybrid, multi-cloud, Kubernetes, and container environments.
Yes. Where included in scope, IAM roles, permissions, privileged access, MFA, service accounts, cross-account trusts, and least-privilege controls are thoroughly assessed.
Yes. Depending on scope, assessments identify exposed resources, overly permissive security controls, storage exposure, network weaknesses, and infrastructure configuration issues.
Kubernetes can be included where it is part of the authorized environment. Assessment areas can include RBAC, API server access, namespaces, network policies, admission controls, and container registries.
Cloud Security Assessment focuses primarily on configuration, security controls, identity, and governance. Cloud VAPT incorporates vulnerability validation and controlled penetration testing where applicable and authorized. NuageSEC presents Cloud Penetration Testing and Cloud Security Assessment as distinct but related activities.
Production testing should only be conducted within explicit authorization, scope, and rules of engagement designed to minimize operational risk.
Depending on scope, reporting includes executive findings, technical findings, affected resources, proof-of-concept evidence, severity scores, business impact, remediation recommendations, and re-testing results.
It can provide technical security-testing evidence relevant to applicable requirements (such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, or HIPAA), but Cloud VAPT does not by itself guarantee certification or compliance.
Cloud security depends on more than the cloud provider's infrastructure. Review the identities, assess the configurations, validate the exposure, secure the workloads, prioritize remediation, and re-test the fixes. Request a Cloud VAPT Assessment →
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