Cloud Penetration Testing

Security testing for AWS, Azure, and GCP environments including IAM, containers, and serverless.

CIS BenchmarksSOC 2ISO 27001NIST 800-53
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Former Microsoft Cloud Security Consulting expertise
Deep expertise across AWS, Azure, and GCP platforms
Production-safe testing with coordinated rules of engagement
Remediation guidance with specific CLI commands and IaC code samples
Free retesting of all identified vulnerabilities
Fixed-price proposals - transparent pricing within 24 hours of scoping
Pay-after-delivery model - you review the report before we invoice

What is Cloud Penetration Testing?

Cloud environments introduce a fundamentally different attack surface from traditional infrastructure. Misconfigurations - not sophisticated exploits - cause the vast majority of cloud breaches. Our Cloud Penetration Testing identifies exploitable vulnerabilities across your AWS, Azure, and GCP environments, from IAM misconfigurations to container escapes. IAM is the new perimeter. We test for overpermissioned roles, privilege escalation through policy chaining, cross-account access abuse, and assume-role misconfigurations that allow attackers to escalate from a low-privileged identity to full administrative control. We enumerate and test service-linked roles, instance profiles, and managed identities for exploitation opportunities. Storage exposure testing covers S3 buckets, Azure Blob Storage, and GCP Cloud Storage for public access, misconfigured bucket policies, and cross-account access. We test for sensitive data exposure including database backups, log files, credentials, and customer data stored in improperly secured storage resources. Container and Kubernetes security testing covers Docker image vulnerabilities, container escape techniques, Kubernetes RBAC misconfigurations, pod security policy bypasses, secrets management, network policy enforcement, and service mesh security. We test whether a compromised container can reach other workloads or the underlying host. Serverless function security reviews Lambda, Azure Functions, and Cloud Functions for event injection, insecure function permissions, environment variable exposure, and function chaining attacks. CI/CD pipeline testing identifies secrets in build logs, artifact tampering, and deployment pipeline compromise. Cloud network architecture testing evaluates VPC/VNet design, security groups, NACLs, peering connections, and transit gateway configurations. We verify that network segmentation properly isolates sensitive workloads and that east-west traffic is controlled. All testing follows safe engagement rules coordinated with your cloud team. We never delete resources, modify production data, or create persistent backdoors.
Cloud penetration testing for AWS, Azure, and GCP environments probing for misconfigurations and exploitable services

Who Needs Cloud Penetration Testing?

Cloud-native companies running production workloads on AWS, Azure, or GCP

Organizations migrating to the cloud needing security validation

SaaS providers with multi-account cloud architectures

Companies running containerized workloads on Kubernetes

Enterprises with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments

Cloud security specialist testing IAM policies, storage permissions, and compute instances for vulnerabilities

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Our Methodology

01 - Step

Cloud Architecture Review

Mapping your cloud environment, understanding workload distribution, and identifying the assessment scope across accounts and services.

02 - Step

Configuration & IAM Analysis

Deep-dive assessment of IAM policies, storage permissions, network controls, and service configurations against CIS Benchmarks.

03 - Step

Exploitation & Privilege Escalation

Safely exploiting misconfigurations to demonstrate privilege escalation, data exposure, and cross-account access.

04 - Step

Reporting & Hardening Plan

Delivering prioritized findings with cloud-specific remediation guidance, IaC code samples, and complimentary retesting.

Cloud pentest methodology covering account enumeration, privilege escalation, service exploitation, and data exfiltration paths

What You Get with Cloud Penetration Testing

  • AWS/Azure/GCP Configuration Testing
  • IAM & Privilege Escalation Testing
  • Storage Bucket/Blob Exposure Analysis
  • Container & Kubernetes Security
  • Serverless Function Security Review
  • Cloud Network Architecture Testing
  • CI/CD Pipeline Security Assessment
  • Cross-account/Cross-tenant Testing
  • Secrets Management Review
  • Cloud Logging & Monitoring Validation

Cloud Penetration Testing Pricing

Cloud Pentest

Comprehensive cloud environment security testing.

From $6,000per engagement
  • AWS, Azure, or GCP Coverage
  • IAM & Privilege Escalation Testing
  • 2-3 Week Delivery
  • Executive & Technical Reports
  • Free Retesting Included
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Cloud security certifications including AWS, Azure, and GCP security specialist badges

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