Misconfiguration, Not Malware, Is the Real Cloud Risk
Cloud Security Testing Services
Most cloud breaches start with a permission that was too generous or a storage bucket that was never meant to be public. We manually review your AWS, Azure or Google Cloud environment to find the misconfigurations and privilege escalation paths that put your data at risk.
- Certified Experts
- OSCP, CEH, CRTP & industry-certified testers.
- Real-World Approach
- Manual testing with real-world attack techniques.
- Actionable Reporting
- Detailed findings with clear risk ratings and remediation.
- Confidential & Secure
- Strict NDA, data protection & privacy practices.
// About Cloud Security Testing
Finding the Gaps between Convenience and Control
Cloud platforms make it easy to move fast, and that speed is exactly why misconfigurations creep in. An overly permissive IAM role, a storage bucket set to public during testing and never locked back down, a forgotten development environment still exposed to the internet. These are the findings that show up in almost every cloud review.
We assess your environment against recognised benchmarks and real attacker behaviour, not just a checklist. Our team works with UK businesses running single-cloud and multi-cloud environments, including containerised and serverless architectures, and with those keeping personal data in UK regions to satisfy UK GDPR.
- IAM and Privilege Escalation Mapped
- Storage and Data Exposure Checked
- CIS Benchmark Aligned Review
- Container and Serverless Coverage
// Coverage
What We Cover
IAM and Access Control Review
Assessment of user, role and service permissions across your environment.
Storage and Data Exposure Testing
Testing of buckets, blobs and databases for unintended public access.
Network Configuration Review
Assessment of security groups, VPC design and network segmentation.
Container and Kubernetes Security
Review of cluster configuration, image security and pod-level permissions.
Serverless Security Testing
Assessment of function permissions, event triggers and dependency risk.
Logging and Monitoring Review
Assessment of whether suspicious activity would actually be detected.
// Methodology
Our Cloud Testing Process
- 01
Scoping and Access
We agree scope and receive read-level access to the cloud environment or accounts in scope.
- 02
Configuration Review
We assess your setup against CIS Benchmarks and cloud-specific best practice.
- 03
Privilege and Access Testing
We map how IAM roles and permissions could be chained toward wider access.
- 04
Exposure Testing
We identify publicly exposed resources, storage and services that should be restricted.
- 05
Reporting and Retest
You receive a prioritised report and a free retest once misconfigurations are resolved.
// Ready when you are
Put your cloud security testing services to the test.
// Impact
Why Cloud Security Testing Matters
Misconfiguration Causes Most Cloud Breaches
Most cloud incidents trace back to a permission or setting, not a zero-day vulnerability.
// How We Test Your Cloud Environment
- Cloud configuration review against CIS Benchmarks
- IAM policy and privilege escalation path analysis
- Storage bucket and data exposure testing
- Network security group and firewall rule review
- Container and Kubernetes security assessment
- Serverless function security testing
- Logging and monitoring coverage review
What you get
// Tools We Use
// Why Choose Pluto Cyber Security
Cloud Testing That Understands Modern Architecture
Cloud environments are not just servers in someone else's data centre. Our testers understand IAM, container orchestration and serverless architecture in depth, so the findings reflect how your environment actually works.
Multi-Cloud Expertise
Our team tests AWS, Azure and Google Cloud environments with equal depth.
Benchmark Aligned
Reviews are structured against CIS Benchmarks and NCSC cloud security principles.
Privilege Escalation Focus
We map how small permission gaps can chain into serious access.
Read-Level Access Only
We work with least-privilege access wherever possible to protect your environment.
We test AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform, including multi-cloud environments used together.
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