Too much access for too many identities
Administrator permissions given by default to people, CI systems and applications, plus long-lived keys nobody rotates.
Cloud & DevOps · Security
Cloud security services focused on the gaps attackers actually use
Most cloud incidents start with something ordinary: an over-privileged key, a public bucket, an unpatched server. We find those first, fix them, and set up the routines that help keep them fixed.
What is Cloud Security?
Cloud security services review and strengthen how a cloud environment controls access, protects data and detects problems. The work typically covers identity and access management, secrets handling, network exposure, encryption, logging, backups and vulnerability management across accounts on AWS, Google Cloud, Azure or VPS providers. It is practical engineering to reduce risk; it is not by itself a compliance certification or audit attestation.
Cloud providers secure the underlying infrastructure, but the configuration of your accounts is your responsibility. In fast-moving teams that configuration accumulates risk quietly: every developer has administrator rights, access keys created years ago still work, a storage bucket was made public for a quick test, and logs are either missing or never read. None of this shows up until someone else finds it.
The ordinary mistakes behind most cloud incidents
Secrets scattered everywhere
Passwords and API keys in source code, environment files, chat messages and wiki pages.
Unintended public exposure
Databases, admin panels or storage buckets reachable from the internet because of a permissive rule or default.
No way to tell what happened
Audit logging disabled or kept too briefly, so a suspicious change or access cannot be investigated.
Our Cloud Security service
Cloud security review
A structured review of accounts, identities, network rules, storage, encryption, logging and patching, with findings ranked by risk and effort to fix.
Least-privilege IAM
Roles designed per job function, multi-factor authentication enforced, root or owner accounts locked away, and old users and keys removed.
Secrets management
Credentials moved into a secrets manager or vault, removed from code and history where possible, and rotated after the move.
Network segmentation
Public, application and data tiers separated, security groups and firewalls narrowed, and administrative access routed through VPN, bastion or identity-aware access.
Logging and detection
Audit trails, access logs and provider security findings enabled, retained and routed to alerts for high-risk events.
Vulnerability and backup management
Patching routines for servers and images, dependency and container scanning, and backups protected from deletion with tested restores.
Included capabilities
- IAM and access key review
- Multi-factor authentication enforcement
- Role-based access per job function
- Secrets manager or vault setup
- Security group and firewall review
- Encryption at rest and in transit
- Audit logging and retention
- Public exposure checks for storage and services
- Patch and vulnerability scanning routine
- Backup protection and restore tests
What Cloud Security changes for your business
Smaller attack surface
Fewer public endpoints, fewer privileged identities and fewer secrets lying around.
Clear priorities
Findings ranked by risk mean limited time goes to what matters most.
Investigable events
With logging in place, suspicious activity can be traced instead of guessed at.
Better answers for customers
Documented controls make security questionnaires and due diligence easier to answer truthfully.
Where it makes the biggest difference
Growing startup accounts
A cloud account that began with one shared admin login and now has many people, services and environments.
Before a customer security questionnaire
A software vendor that needs to answer enterprise customers' security questions accurately and close obvious gaps first.
After staff or vendor changes
An organization that needs to find and remove access held by former employees or contractors.
Systems holding sensitive data
Healthcare, finance or HR applications where customer or patient data needs stronger access control, encryption and logging.
From review to routine protection
The most dangerous findings are fixed before broader hardening begins.
Scope
Agree which accounts, environments and applications are in scope, and what access we need to review them read-only.
Review
Assess identities, network exposure, data protection, logging, patching and backups against established good practice.
Report
A prioritized list of findings in plain language, with the risk each poses and how to fix it.
Fix critical issues
Close the most dangerous gaps first, such as public data, unused admin keys and missing MFA.
Harden
Implement least-privilege roles, secrets management, segmentation and logging, ideally through infrastructure as code.
Make it routine
Set up scanning, access reviews and restore tests on a schedule so the improvements hold.
What it connects to
Cloud Security
- AWS IAM, CloudTrail and Security Hub
- Google Cloud IAM and Security Command Center
- Microsoft Entra ID and Azure Policy
- AWS Secrets Manager, Google Secret Manager, Azure Key Vault
- HashiCorp Vault
- GitHub secret scanning and Dependabot
- Container image scanners
- SSO identity providers
Built with
Security, quality and scale
Read-only review access
Assessments use read-only roles where possible, and our own access follows the same least-privilege rules we recommend.
Changes through code
Hardening is applied through infrastructure as code where possible, so it is reviewable and less likely to drift back.
Backups protected from deletion
Backup storage with versioning or immutability so ransomware or a compromised account can't easily erase recovery points.
Security that scales
Role templates and policies applied to new accounts and environments as they are created.
What working with us looks like
Practical, not theoretical
We fix issues as well as report them, with engineers who build and run cloud environments day to day.
Honest scope
We are clear that a security review is not a penetration test or a certification audit, and we recommend specialists when you need those.
Prioritized for small teams
Recommendations are ordered so a small team can make real progress without stopping product work.
Application context
As software developers, we can also fix the code-level issues, such as hard-coded secrets, behind many cloud findings.
What it costs
Fixed-price packages with the scope written down, paid stage by stage. Your project goes live once it's fully paid.
Related services, technologies and industries
Sources and further reading
Official documentation and guidance if you want to read more about this topic.
Cloud Security: questions we hear most
What does a cloud security review cover?
A cloud security review covers identity and access, secrets, network exposure, encryption, logging, patching and backups across your cloud accounts. The result is a prioritized list of findings with the risk each poses and the recommended fix.
Is this a penetration test or a compliance audit?
No. Our cloud security service is a configuration review and hardening engagement, not a penetration test, a certification or a compliance attestation. It can help you prepare for those, and we will recommend specialist providers when you need a formal test or audit.
What does least privilege mean in practice?
Least privilege means every person, service and pipeline has only the permissions its job requires, and nothing more. In practice that means role-based access, no everyday use of root or owner accounts, short-lived credentials where possible and regular reviews to remove unused access.
We found secrets committed to our repository. What should we do?
Rotate the exposed credentials first, because removing them from code does not undo the exposure. Then move them into a secrets manager, clean them from history where practical and add secret scanning to prevent a repeat.
Which cloud providers do you review?
We review environments on AWS, Google Cloud and Azure, as well as servers on providers such as DigitalOcean, Hetzner and Hostinger VPS. The principles are the same; the specific services and settings differ.
How often should cloud security be reviewed?
Review access and exposure regularly, and always after significant changes such as new environments, staff departures or a new vendor. Automated scanning and alerting cover the gaps between reviews.
Next step
Find your cloud's weak spots first
Tell us which providers and accounts you run. We'll outline a review scope and the read-only access we'd need to start.