// Cloud Security

AWS Security
Assessment.

AWS environments are complex and easy to misconfigure. HackLabs' cloud security specialists assess your AWS environment from an attacker's perspective — identifying misconfigurations, overprivileged identities, and insecure architectures before they're exploited.

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// AWS Security Challenges

Cloud misconfiguration is the new data breach.

The majority of cloud security incidents stem from misconfiguration rather than sophisticated exploitation. Overpermissive IAM policies, publicly accessible S3 buckets, unrestricted security groups, and exposed management interfaces are the entry points attackers look for. HackLabs assesses your AWS environment against both the AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar and real-world attack techniques.

// What We Cover
  • IAM policy analysis and privilege escalation paths
  • S3 bucket public access and policy review
  • VPC security group and network ACL assessment
  • EC2 instance security and metadata exposure
  • Lambda function security and injection risks
  • RDS and database service exposure
  • CloudTrail and monitoring configuration
  • AWS Organizations and multi-account review
  • Secrets Manager and parameter store assessment
  • AWS Security Hub findings review
// Assessment Areas

What we assess

Identity & Access Management

Analysis of IAM policies, roles, users, and groups for overpermission, privilege escalation paths, and adherence to least privilege principles.

Data & Storage Security

Assessment of S3 buckets, EBS volumes, RDS instances, and data services for public exposure, encryption configuration, and access policy weaknesses.

Network Security

Review of VPC architecture, security groups, network ACLs, VPN configuration, and internet-facing services for exposure and segmentation weaknesses.

Compute Security

Assessment of EC2 instances, Lambda functions, ECS tasks, and container workloads for insecure configurations, exposed metadata services, and injection vulnerabilities.

Logging & Monitoring

Review of CloudTrail, CloudWatch, GuardDuty, and Security Hub configuration to identify gaps in visibility and detection capability across your AWS environment.

Account & Organisation Security

Assessment of AWS account-level controls including root account protection, SCP policies, account separation, and cross-account access configurations.

// Methodology

Our engagement process

01

Scoping & Access

Define assessment scope, establish a read-only assessment role with appropriate permissions, and identify critical services and data assets for prioritisation.

02

Configuration Review

Automated and manual review of AWS configuration across all in-scope services using AWS-native tools, third-party scanners, and manual analysis.

03

Attack Path Analysis

Map attacker-relevant paths from initial access to privilege escalation, lateral movement, and data access within your AWS environment.

04

Report & Remediate

Deliver prioritised findings with AWS-specific remediation guidance including example IAM policies, Terraform snippets, and step-by-step configuration fixes.

// Why HackLabs
CREST
Accredited

CREST-certified consultants across all disciplines. Independently audited methodology you can trust.

3,000+
Engagements Delivered

Extensive track record across enterprise, government, and critical infrastructure sectors.

20+
Years Established

Founded by Chris Gatford — over two decades of offensive security experience at your service.

100%
Senior Consultants

No graduates on client engagements. Every assessment is run by experienced, certified professionals.

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// Get Started

Secure your AWS environment.

Talk to a HackLabs cloud security specialist and get a tailored AWS assessment proposal within one business day.

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