☁️ Cloud-Native Security Testing

Advanced Cloud Penetration Testing
AWS • Azure • GCP

We go beyond automated scanners to uncover critical cloud vulnerabilities: IAM privilege escalations, misconfigured storage, container escape vulnerabilities, and real-world attack paths that expose your data to sophisticated threat actors.

$10K+ Avg. Cloud Breach Cost
65% Misconfig Causes
24h Initial Access Time
cloud-pentest.sh — sarsolutionz@cloud:~
$ aws sts get-caller-identity
[CRITICAL] Overprivileged IAM role detected
Role: ec2-admin-role
Permissions: iam:*, s3:*, ec2:*
$ pacu --module iam__privesc_scan
[!] 4 privilege escalation paths identified:
1. iam:PassRole + ec2:RunInstances
2. iam:CreateAccessKey
3. sts:AssumeRole on AdminRole
4. lambda:UpdateFunctionCode
$ python3 exploit_chain.py --target s3-bucket
[SUCCESS] Data exfiltration simulated
2.4GB sensitive data exposed
Bucket: customer-data-prod
Time to compromise: 4m 32s
$ _
Vulns Found
47
Risk Score
Critical
Trusted by Cloud-First Organizations
AWS Partner
Azure Expert
GCP Specialized
CISSP/OCSP Certified

Why Cloud Penetration Testing is Essential

Cloud environments introduce unique attack vectors that traditional security tools miss. Misconfigurations are the #1 cause of cloud breaches.

65%
of Breaches
Caused by cloud misconfigurations and credential theft, not sophisticated exploits
$4.5M
Avg. Breach Cost
Average cost of a cloud data breach, 15% higher than on-premise breaches
277
Days to Identify
Average time to identify and contain a cloud breach without continuous testing
99%
Preventable
Of cloud misconfigurations and IAM issues are preventable with proper testing

Comprehensive Cloud Security Testing

Multi-cloud penetration testing that goes beyond CIS benchmarks to find exploitable vulnerabilities in your AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.

IAM Privilege Escalation

Identify dangerous permission combinations, overprivileged roles, and attack paths from low-access to admin credentials across your cloud identity infrastructure.

  • Role assumption chains
  • Policy evaluation
  • Cross-account access
  • Service account risks

Storage & Data Exposure

Test S3 buckets, Azure Blobs, and Cloud Storage for public access, encryption gaps, and data exfiltration paths including ransomware simulation.

  • Public bucket detection
  • Encryption at rest/transit
  • ACL & policy review
  • Data loss prevention

Network Security Assessment

Evaluate VPC configurations, security groups, NACLs, and network segmentation for lateral movement opportunities and data exfiltration paths.

  • VPC peering risks
  • Security group analysis
  • Subnet isolation
  • VPN/ExpressRoute

Container & Kubernetes

Deep security testing of Docker, Kubernetes, and managed container services for escape vulnerabilities, RBAC misconfigurations, and image security.

  • Container escape testing
  • K8s RBAC review
  • Image scanning
  • Secrets management

Serverless Security

Assess Lambda, Azure Functions, and Cloud Functions for injection vulnerabilities, privilege escalation, and event-source manipulation.

  • Function injection
  • Event source poisoning
  • IAM execution roles
  • Cold start exploits

Secrets & Credential Exposure

Hunt for hardcoded credentials in repos, exposed environment variables, and insecure secrets management across your cloud infrastructure.

  • GitHub/GitLab scanning
  • Environment variable leaks
  • Key Vault assessment
  • Rotation policy review

Platform-Specific Security Testing

Deep expertise across AWS, Azure, and GCP with platform-specific attack techniques and compliance frameworks.

IAM & Access Control

  • IAM policy evaluation and privilege escalation
  • Cross-account role assumption paths
  • STS token manipulation
  • Service-linked role abuse
  • IAM Access Analyzer bypasses

S3 & Storage

  • Bucket policy misconfigurations
  • Object ACL exploitation
  • S3 Block Public Access bypass
  • Versioning and MFA-Delete gaps
  • Cross-region replication risks

Compute Services

  • EC2 instance metadata service (IMDSv1)
  • Lambda privilege escalation
  • ECS/EKS container escapes
  • EBS snapshot exposure
  • AMI sharing misconfigurations

Azure AD & IAM

  • Conditional Access bypass techniques
  • Service Principal abuse
  • Managed Identity escalation
  • Azure AD Connect exploitation
  • PIM (Privileged Identity Management) bypass

Storage & Databases

  • Storage Account SAS token abuse
  • Blob container public access
  • Azure SQL firewall rules
  • Cosmos DB key exposure
  • Key Vault access policies

Network Security

  • Network Security Group (NSG) bypass
  • Azure Firewall rule analysis
  • VNet peering exploitation
  • Private Endpoint misconfigurations
  • Application Gateway WAF evasion

Cloud IAM

  • Organization policy constraints
  • Service account key exploitation
  • Impersonation chain attacks
  • Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy bypass
  • Resource hierarchy escalation

Cloud Storage

  • Bucket IAM policy misconfig
  • Signed URL abuse
  • Uniform bucket-level access gaps
  • Object versioning exploits
  • Retention policy bypass

GKE & Containers

  • Pod Security Policy bypass
  • Workload Identity exploitation
  • GKE Sandbox escape
  • Binary Authorization bypass
  • Container Registry exposure

Cloud Pentest Methodology

A systematic approach based on industry frameworks (PTES, OWASP, CIS) combined with real-world cloud attack techniques.

1

Discovery & Reconnaissance

We map your entire cloud footprint using OSINT and authenticated enumeration: account IDs, exposed services, IAM permissions, network topology, and data flows. We identify shadow resources and forgotten assets that expand your attack surface.

2

Configuration Review

Deep analysis against CIS benchmarks and cloud security baselines. We examine 200+ configuration points across IAM, networking, storage, logging, and encryption to identify deviations from security best practices.

3

Privilege Escalation Testing

Using tools like Pacu, ScoutSuite, and custom scripts, we attempt to escalate from low-privilege credentials to administrative access. We map attack paths and demonstrate the blast radius of compromised credentials.

4

Lateral Movement & Exploitation

We simulate advanced persistent threat (APT) tactics: moving between VPCs, accessing cross-account resources, compromising containers, and exfiltrating sensitive data to demonstrate real business impact.

5

Reporting & Remediation

Executive summary with business risk ratings, technical findings with proof-of-concept, prioritized remediation roadmap, and follow-up validation testing to ensure fixes are effective.

Cloud Security Toolkit

Proprietary tools combined with industry-standard platforms for comprehensive cloud assessment.

Pacu

ScoutSuite

Prowler

CloudSploit

Steampipe

CloudMapper

Checkov

Custom Exploits

The Cloud Security Advantage

What separates our cloud pentesting from automated scanners and generic security firms.

Real Attack Simulation

We don't just run scanners—we simulate real APT tactics, privilege escalation chains, and data exfiltration paths that automated tools miss. You get proof-of-concept demonstrations, not just theoretical vulnerabilities.

Cloud-Native Expertise

Our team holds AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, and GCP Professional Cloud Architect certifications. We understand cloud-native architectures, serverless, and container orchestration at a deep technical level.

Continuous Validation

Unlike point-in-time assessments, we offer continuous cloud security monitoring with automated misconfiguration detection and quarterly manual penetration testing to catch drift and new attack vectors.

Compliance Aligned

Our testing maps to SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and GDPR requirements. We provide compliance gap analysis and remediation guidance that satisfies auditor scrutiny.

DevSecOps Integration

We integrate with your CI/CD pipelines, Terraform/CloudFormation workflows, and ticketing systems. Get security feedback where developers work, not PDFs that sit unread.

Remediation Support

We don't just find problems—we help fix them. Our reports include Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) snippets, console walkthroughs, and dedicated remediation calls with your engineering team.

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