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Cloud Configuration Review

AWS. Azure. GCP. Every misconfiguration found.

Cloud configuration review for UK businesses. We assess your AWS, Azure, or GCP environment against security best practices and identify misconfigured storage, overly permissive IAM policies, and exposed services before they are exploited.

AWS, Azure and GCP
IAM Deep Dive
CIS Benchmark Aligned
Read-Only Access
What Is Included

Every cloud platform covered. Every misconfiguration found.

Misconfiguration is the leading cause of cloud data breaches. We assess your cloud environment against industry benchmarks and identify every configuration weakness before attackers find them.

AWS Security Configuration Review

Comprehensive review of your AWS environment against CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark. S3 bucket permissions, EC2 security groups, IAM policies, CloudTrail logging, and VPC configurations assessed.

CIS BenchmarkS3 PermissionsIAM ReviewCloudTrail

Azure Security Assessment

Azure environment reviewed against Microsoft Security Benchmark. Storage account access, network security groups, Azure AD configurations, Key Vault settings, and Defender for Cloud findings analysed.

Azure BenchmarkNSG ReviewAzure ADDefender for Cloud

GCP Configuration Audit

Google Cloud Platform environment assessed against CIS GCP Foundations Benchmark. IAM bindings, Cloud Storage permissions, firewall rules, logging configurations, and service account usage reviewed.

CIS GCPIAM BindingsFirewall RulesService Accounts

IAM and Access Control Review

Identity and access management configurations reviewed across all cloud platforms. Overly permissive roles, unused accounts, missing MFA, and privilege escalation paths identified and remediated.

Least PrivilegeUnused AccountsMFA EnforcementPrivilege Escalation

Exposed Resource Identification

Publicly accessible storage buckets, databases, APIs, and compute instances identified. Unintentional public exposure is one of the most common and damaging cloud misconfigurations.

Public BucketsExposed DatabasesPublic APIsInternet-Facing Resources

Compliance-Mapped Findings Report

Findings mapped to relevant compliance frameworks including Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001, and GDPR. Clear remediation guidance with Terraform or CLI commands where applicable.

Compliance MappingISO 27001Terraform GuidanceCLI Remediation
How It Works

Access, assess, remediate. A proven process.

Our cloud configuration review is non-intrusive. Read-only access only. No changes made to your environment during the assessment.

01

Access and Scoping

Read-only access granted to your cloud environment. Scope agreed including accounts, subscriptions, and projects to be reviewed. No changes made to your environment during assessment.

02

Automated Configuration Scanning

Automated tools scan your cloud environment against security benchmarks. Hundreds of configuration checks run across compute, storage, networking, identity, and logging services.

03

Manual Analyst Review

Experienced cloud security analysts review automated findings and investigate complex configurations that require human judgement to assess accurately.

04

IAM Deep Dive

Detailed review of all IAM policies, roles, and bindings. Privilege escalation paths mapped and overly permissive configurations identified with specific remediation steps.

05

Risk Prioritisation

All findings scored by severity and business impact. Critical misconfigurations such as publicly exposed storage and overly permissive admin roles highlighted for immediate action.

06

Report and Remediation Support

Detailed report with executive summary, technical findings, and remediation guidance. We support your team through the remediation process and provide a retest after fixes are applied.

Real Results

Securing UK cloud environments before breaches occur.

Technology Startup

A UK SaaS startup needed to assess their AWS environment before a Series A funding round. Their investors required evidence of security controls and a clean configuration posture.

AWS review identified 4 critical misconfigurations including a publicly accessible S3 bucket containing customer data. All remediated within 48 hours. Investor security review passed.

Financial Services Firm

A UK investment management firm needed to assess their Azure environment against FCA requirements and demonstrate appropriate cloud security controls to their compliance team.

Azure review completed. 22 findings identified, 3 critical. FCA compliance mapping provided. All critical findings remediated within 5 days. Compliance team satisfied.

Healthcare Provider

An NHS-contracted provider needed to review their GCP environment before a DSP Toolkit submission. Patient data was stored in Cloud Storage and processed by Cloud Functions.

GCP review identified misconfigured storage bucket permissions and overly permissive service accounts. Both remediated before submission. DSP Toolkit assessment passed.

Get Started

Ready to review your cloud configuration? Book your review today.

Cloud configuration reviews available for AWS, Azure, and GCP environments. Results delivered within 5 working days. Remediation support included.