AWS Cloud Security Assessment
Most AWS breaches we investigate trace back to over-permissive IAM, public S3 buckets, exposed credentials and unsegmented VPCs. Digital Defense delivers AWS security assessments aligned to CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark v3, the AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar and CERT-In cloud guidelines.
Who needs this
Enterprises with primary workloads on AWS (EKS, ECS, Lambda, EC2)
Fintechs running on AWS under RBI cloud / PA-PG guidelines
SaaS providers hosting customer data on AWS
Teams operating multi-account AWS Organizations
DevOps-heavy teams using CodePipeline / GitHub Actions + AWS
Problems we solve
- 01
IAM roles with `*:*` privileges; long-lived access keys for humans and CI
- 02
S3 buckets with public-read or world-writable ACLs
- 03
Security Group 0.0.0.0/0 on management ports; bastion-less architectures
- 04
Cross-account assume-role chains without external-id or session controls
- 05
GuardDuty / Security Hub off or unconsumed; CloudTrail not enabled org-wide
- 06
Secrets in code, AMI baked-in credentials, ECR images without scanning
Our methodology
- 1
Org & account inventory
AWS Organizations, accounts, OUs, SCPs, tagging.
- 2
IAM review
Roles, users, access keys, policies, identity federation, IAM Identity Center, permissions boundaries.
- 3
CSPM + Well-Architected
CIS AWS Foundations v3 + Well-Architected Security Pillar across all accounts.
- 4
Workload-specific deep dives
EKS, ECS, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, KMS, CloudFront, API Gateway.
- 5
Detection & response
GuardDuty, Security Hub, Macie, Detective, CloudTrail, Config — tuning + integration with your SOC.
- 6
Reporting
Findings + Well-Architected/CIS matrix + remediation roadmap + IaC fix snippets.
What you receive
AWS Organizations inventory + tag heat-map
IAM least-privilege findings + remediation policies
CSPM findings mapped to CIS AWS v3 + WA Security Pillar
Workload-specific deep-dive findings
Detection & response tuning playbook (GuardDuty, Security Hub, Macie)
Frequently asked questions
Do you cover multi-account AWS Organizations?
Yes — including SCP design, IAM Identity Center, CloudTrail org trail, GuardDuty delegated admin, Security Hub aggregation and Macie org-wide.
Can you assess Kubernetes (EKS) clusters?
Yes — EKS control-plane, IRSA, OPA/Gatekeeper, image signing, network policies, runtime protection (Falco, Wiz, Aqua, Sysdig).
What standards do you align to?
CIS AWS Foundations v3, AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar, CERT-In cloud guidelines, RBI cloud guidance and CSA CCM.
Do you help with PCI DSS / SOC 2 on AWS?
Yes — we provide PCI DSS / SOC 2 readiness scoping with the AWS shared-responsibility split clearly documented, plus the evidence-pack design.
How long does the assessment take?
Single-account mid-size: 3-4 weeks. Multi-account enterprise (>20 accounts): 6-10 weeks.
Related services
cloud auditing
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Azure Cloud Security Assessment
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Cloud Security Posture Management Consulting
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Cloud Misconfiguration Assessment
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