Cloud Penetration Testing Services
Multi-cloud security testing across AWS, Azure, and GCP — covering IAM privilege escalation, misconfiguration exploitation, storage exposure, and CIS Benchmark alignment.
AWS · Azure · GCP — Platform-Specific Expertise
Each cloud platform has a unique IAM model and attack surface. We maintain dedicated expertise for all three — not generic cloud knowledge.
AWS
AWS is the most targeted cloud platform. We simulate adversary techniques across IAM, compute, storage, and serverless — mapping every privilege escalation path from standard user to full account compromise.
- IAM privilege escalation & policy misconfigurations
- S3 public exposure & presigned URL abuse
- Lambda misconfiguration & event injection
- EC2 Instance Metadata Service (IMDS) SSRF
- CloudTrail logging bypass & detection evasion
- Secrets Manager & Parameter Store access review
Azure
Azure identity layer — Azure AD and Managed Identities — is the primary attack surface. We test privilege escalation paths, token abuse, and misconfigurations across subscriptions and resource groups.
- Azure AD abuse & Global Admin escalation paths
- Managed Identity exploitation across resources
- Storage SAS token leakage & misconfiguration
- Key Vault access control review
- Service Principal & App Registration abuse
- Subscription-level RBAC & permission review
GCP
GCP workload identity and service account model creates unique escalation opportunities. We test federation misconfigurations, bucket exposure, and lateral movement through the GCP resource hierarchy.
- Service account key abuse & impersonation
- GCS bucket public exposure & ACL misconfigurations
- Workload Identity Federation misconfiguration
- Pub/Sub subscription & IAM policy review
- Cloud Functions & Cloud Run security testing
- Organization Policy & constraint bypass
Why Cloud Penetration Testing is Non-Negotiable
Cloud adoption has fundamentally changed the attack surface. The perimeter is gone — replaced by IAM policies, storage access controls, and workload identity that most organizations configure incorrectly. Attackers don't need to exploit a CVE; they exploit your misconfiguration.
The shared responsibility model means cloud providers secure the infrastructure — but you are entirely responsible for your configuration, IAM policies, and data controls. Without dedicated cloud penetration testing, these gaps remain invisible until a breach makes them very visible.
IAM Escalation
Full privilege escalation chain mapping from any starting identity
Storage Exposure
S3, Azure Blobs, and GCS misconfiguration testing
Serverless & Containers
Lambda, Functions, EKS, AKS, and GKE attack surface testing
CIS Evidence Packs
Compliance-ready reports for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI auditors
5-Phase Cloud Penetration Testing Methodology
A systematic, cloud-native approach — from asset enumeration through IAM analysis, exploitation, lateral movement, and compliance reporting.
Cloud Asset Discovery & Enumeration
We enumerate all cloud assets — compute instances, storage buckets, serverless functions, managed databases, and IAM entities — to build a complete map of your attack surface before active testing begins.
IAM & Permission Analysis
We analyse all IAM policies, role assignments, and permission boundaries for privilege escalation paths — using tools like Pacu, CloudFox, and custom enumeration scripts to simulate attacker-level IAM analysis.
Misconfiguration & Attack Surface Exploitation
Identified misconfigurations are manually validated and exploited — accessing exposed storage, abusing metadata services, exploiting serverless function triggers, and pivoting through misconfigured VPC peering and trust relationships.
Lateral Movement in Cloud Environment
Post-initial access, we simulate cloud-native lateral movement — pivoting via IAM role assumption chains, SSRF to metadata endpoints, cross-account trust abuse, and container escape paths to demonstrate full blast radius.
Reporting & Remediation
You receive a dual-layer report: an Executive Summary with cloud risk posture and business impact, and a Technical Findings document with CIS benchmark gaps, IAM attack paths, PoC evidence, and platform-specific remediation steps.
Comprehensive Cloud Security Testing Coverage
From IAM privilege escalation to container escape — every cloud attack vector, systematically tested across all three major platforms.
IAM Privilege Escalation
Deep analysis of IAM roles, policies, and permission boundaries across AWS, Azure AD, and GCP to identify hidden escalation paths from low-privileged users to full admin compromise.
Storage Exposure (S3 / Blobs / GCS)
Systematic review of cloud storage buckets and containers for public access, misconfigured ACLs, presigned URL abuse, and sensitive data exposure across all three major platforms.
Serverless Security
Security assessment of Lambda functions, Azure Functions, and Cloud Run — testing event injection, environment variable exposure, over-privileged execution roles, and insecure trigger configurations.
Container & Kubernetes Security
Assessment of EKS, AKS, and GKE clusters — testing RBAC misconfigurations, container escape, privileged pod abuse, etcd exposure, and network policy gaps in managed Kubernetes environments.
Metadata Service Abuse (SSRF)
Testing for SSRF vulnerabilities that expose cloud metadata endpoints — including IMDSv1 abuse on AWS EC2, Azure IMDS token theft, and GCP metadata server credential extraction.
CIS Benchmark Alignment
Configuration review mapped to CIS Benchmarks for AWS, Azure, and GCP — identifying logging gaps, network security group misconfigurations, and encryption-at-rest and in-transit deficiencies.
Built Different. Tested Different.
Our cloud security practice is built around attacker techniques — not checklist compliance. We find what automated scanners and generic consultants consistently miss.
Multi-Cloud Expertise
Dedicated specialists for AWS, Azure, and GCP — not generalists. We understand each platform's unique IAM model and attack surface.
IAM Attack Paths
We map complete privilege escalation chains — from low-privilege user to account owner — using the same tools as real cloud attackers.
CIS Aligned
Every assessment maps findings to CIS Benchmark controls, giving you a compliance-ready report for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and cloud security audits.
Post-Fix Retest
After your team remediates findings, we perform a complimentary retest to verify that all identified misconfigurations and vulnerabilities are fully resolved.
Industry-Leading Tools We Use
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about cloud penetration testing
Ready to Secure Your Cloud Environment?
Don't wait for a misconfiguration to become a breach. Schedule a consultation with our cloud security team — identify your IAM attack paths, storage exposures, and configuration gaps before attackers do.
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