Azure Cloud Security Assessment
Azure environments fail audits not because Microsoft is weak, but because customers leave default settings, over-broad RBAC, unmanaged service principals and Conditional Access gaps in place. Digital Defense delivers a focused Azure security assessment aligned to CIS Azure Benchmarks, Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark (MCSB) and CERT-In cloud guidelines.
Who needs this
Enterprises running primary workloads on Azure (PaaS, IaaS, AKS, App Service)
Banks and BFSI customers using Azure under RBI cloud guidelines
Microsoft 365 and Entra ID-heavy tenants needing identity-tier review
Teams using Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise + Azure
SaaS providers hosting customer data on Azure
Problems we solve
- 01
Over-broad RBAC roles (Owner, Contributor) granted to humans and service principals
- 02
Conditional Access policies bypassed by legacy auth, app passwords or guest accounts
- 03
Unmanaged service principals + workload identities with high privilege
- 04
Key Vault soft-delete / purge protection off; secrets in app settings
- 05
Storage accounts with public blob containers and SAS sprawl
- 06
Defender for Cloud not configured for the right plan / scope
Our methodology
- 1
Scope & inventory
Subscription / management group inventory; tag and resource map.
- 2
Identity-tier review
Entra ID, Conditional Access, PIM, B2B/B2C, app registrations, service principals, workload identities.
- 3
CSPM scan
Defender for Cloud + CIS Azure benchmark + MCSB review across all subscriptions.
- 4
Network & data review
VNet design, Private Endpoints, Storage, Cosmos DB, SQL, Key Vault, BYOK.
- 5
DevOps + CI/CD
Azure DevOps / GitHub pipelines, secret scanning, IaC scanning, image scanning.
- 6
Reporting
Findings + CIS/MCSB compliance matrix + remediation roadmap + Defender / Sentinel tuning playbook.
What you receive
Azure subscription inventory + tag heat-map
Identity-tier review (Entra ID, CA, PIM, app registrations)
CSPM findings mapped to CIS Azure / MCSB
Network + data security findings
Defender for Cloud + Sentinel tuning playbook
Frequently asked questions
Do you cover Microsoft 365 / Entra ID review?
Yes. M365 + Entra ID + Conditional Access + PIM is part of every Azure assessment — they're tightly coupled and most identity gaps live here.
Can you tune Defender for Cloud and Sentinel?
Yes — including connector setup, KQL detection rules, analytics rule tuning, automated response playbooks and cost optimisation.
Do you assess AKS clusters?
Yes — Kubernetes-specific assessment includes admission controllers, OPA/Gatekeeper, image signing, node-pool hardening, network policies and runtime protection.
What standards do you align to?
CIS Azure Benchmarks, Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark (MCSB), CERT-In cloud guidelines, RBI cloud guidance and CSA CCM.
How long does the assessment take?
Single-subscription mid-size: 3-4 weeks. Multi-subscription enterprise: 6-8 weeks.
Related services
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Cloud Misconfiguration Assessment
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