COMMON RISKS
The AWS security risks you can't see
Most teams don't know these exist until it's too late.
Overprivileged IAM
Wildcard policies giving admin access to everyone. One compromised key and your entire account is owned.
Exposed Data
Public S3 buckets, unencrypted databases, leaked secrets in environment variables. Data breaches waiting to happen.
Network Gaps
Open security groups, no WAF, missing VPC isolation. Attackers move laterally once inside your network.
AUDIT SCOPE
Comprehensive security coverage
Every layer of your AWS environment, every potential attack surface.
IAM & Access Control
Policy review, role analysis, MFA enforcement, cross-account access, privilege escalation paths.
Network Security
VPC design, security groups, NACLs, WAF rules, DDoS protection, transit gateway configuration.
Data Protection
Encryption at rest (KMS), encryption in transit (TLS), key rotation policies, secrets management.
Logging & Monitoring
CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Config Rules, alerting pipelines, log retention.
Compliance
SOC2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GDPR mapping, evidence collection, control gap analysis.
Incident Response
Runbooks, automated remediation, forensics readiness, escalation procedures.
PROCESS
How the audit works
From secure access to actionable report in 48 hours.
Secure Access Setup
Read-only cross-account role, encrypted channel. You stay in control.
Automated Scanning
200+ checks across all security domains. Every service, every region.
Expert Review
Senior engineers verify findings, assess business impact, eliminate false positives.
Report & Remediation
Prioritized findings with fix instructions. CLI commands included.
DELIVERABLES
What you get
Three deliverables that make security actionable.
Executive Summary
Board-ready overview with risk score and critical findings. Non-technical language your leadership team can act on.
Technical Report
Detailed findings with AWS CLI commands to fix each issue. Severity ratings, affected resources, and step-by-step remediation.
Compliance Matrix
Gap analysis against your target framework (SOC2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS). Pass/fail per control with evidence references.
AWS Security Audit FAQ
Common questions about our AWS security audit process
Our audit covers 200+ checks across IAM policies, network security (VPCs, security groups, NACLs), data protection (encryption at rest and in transit), logging and monitoring (CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub), compliance mapping (SOC2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GDPR), and incident response readiness. You get a prioritized report with exact remediation steps.
We deliver the full audit report within 48 hours of gaining read-only access to your AWS environment. Complex multi-account setups with 50+ accounts may take up to 72 hours. The secure access setup itself takes about 30 minutes.
We use a read-only cross-account IAM role with no write permissions. You create the role in your account using our CloudFormation template, so you have full visibility and control. All communication happens over encrypted channels, and we delete access immediately after the audit.
Yes. We map your AWS configuration against SOC2 Trust Services Criteria and identify every gap. The compliance matrix we deliver shows exactly which controls pass, which fail, and what to fix. We also help collect evidence for your auditor and can remediate gaps directly.
The audit report includes specific AWS CLI commands and Terraform/CloudFormation snippets to fix each issue. If you want us to implement the fixes, we offer remediation engagements where our engineers apply all changes with proper change management and rollback procedures.
We recommend a full audit quarterly, or after any major infrastructure change (new accounts, new services, team changes). Between audits, AWS Config Rules and Security Hub provide continuous monitoring. We can set that up as part of remediation.
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