Security considerations
In cloud environments, identity is a primary control. Many incidents begin with misconfigured access or compromised credentials rather than sophisticated attacks. Reviews focus on identity and access, network exposure, data storage settings, logging, and the processes used to make changes.
Relevant technical areas
- Identity and access management
- Storage and database exposure
- Network security groups and routing
- Logging and audit configuration
- Key and secret management
- SaaS administrative settings
Potential business applications
- Reviewing an environment after a migration
- Assessing a fast-growing SaaS platform
- Consolidating multiple cloud accounts
- Preparing for customer security reviews
Related security practices
- Least-privilege IAM
- Infrastructure as code reviews
- Centralized cloud logging
- Regular access reviews
