Security Service
Cloud Security
Cloud security is the continuous protection of cloud accounts, identities, networks, and data. The goal is to spot misconfigurations and excessive privileges early and prevent them with clear guardrails.
Configuration & guardrails
Baseline for network, storage, compute, and policies.
Identity & access
Roles, keys, MFA, and least privilege.
Prioritized fixes
Risk backlog with owners, deadlines, and proof.
Cloud security does not replace secure architecture or incident response. Without ownership, logging, and change controls, backlogs stall and risks remain open.
Quick overview
- Continuous operations, not just a review.
- Technical and organizational guardrails.
- Prioritized by risk and business context.
- visibility over accounts, workloads, and data
- clear rules for access and changes
- prioritized remediation with deadlines
- measurable progress and audit evidence
Fits if you …
- run multiple accounts/subscriptions.
- need clear guardrails for cloud teams.
- want to prioritize and burn down risk systematically.
- need audit evidence for access, logging, and hardening.
Not a fit if …
- there is no stable asset and owner inventory.
- you cannot access accounts, logs, or policies.
- you only want a one-off scan without operations.
Cloud security vs. CSPM vs. cloud pentest
process + guardrails + tracking, continuous.
tool signals and policies, not remediation itself.
point-in-time validation of critical attack paths.
Cloud security runs operations and guardrails, CSPM provides signals, and pentests validate critical risks.
Typical use cases
- Multiple teams deploy into shared cloud accounts.
- Guardrails for networks, storage, and keys are missing.
- Shadow IT and new accounts must become visible.
- Audits need evidence for logging and access.
- Critical data lives in cloud services or SaaS.
Process & methodology
Accounts, identities, data, logging, criticality.
Configurations, IAM, networks, exposure.
Guardrails, backlog, deadlines, evidence.
Scope & preparation
- Define cloud accounts/subscriptions, regions, and environments.
- Align IAM models, roles, and keys.
- Agree on logging and audit trails.
- Capture critical workloads and data classification.
Execution
- Review configurations for network, storage, compute, and IAM.
- Identify exposed services and excessive privileges.
- Define guardrails, policies, and baselines.
- Prioritize findings into a remediation backlog.
Without clear ownership and change controls, findings stay open. Good providers help integrate guardrails into deployment workflows.
Deliverables
- Prioritized findings with owners and deadlines.
- Guardrail catalog and baseline for new accounts.
- Hardening roadmap and quick wins.
- Evidence for coverage, exceptions, and progress.
Provider selection criteria
- Clear understanding of shared responsibility models.
- Proven IAM and guardrail experience.
- Transparent risk prioritization criteria.
- Access to IaC, policies, and logs.
- Integration with ticketing and change processes.
- Measurable KPIs and reporting cadence.
Next steps
- Inventory accounts/subscriptions and owners.
- Define scope, access rights, and logging.
- Run a baseline review and fix top risks.
- Set guardrails and review them regularly.