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Cyber Guards

Your cloud moves fast. Attackers move faster.

From AWS to Azure to GCP, misconfigurations and exposed assets are the leading causes of modern breaches. At CyberGuards.ai, our cloud penetration testing services simulate real-world adversaries targeting your cloud environments — probing for weaknesses, chaining flaws, and proving what’s truly exploitable.

Unlike automated compliance checks, we don’t just point to misconfigurations. We attack them, validate them, and show you how an attacker could move inside your environment.

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Why Cloud Penetration Testing Matters

Cloud adoption has reshaped business infrastructure — but also created complex, sprawling attack surfaces:

60% of cloud breaches are caused by misconfigurations, not code flaws (IBM, 2024).
Multi-cloud deployments increase risk exposure through inconsistent policies.
Compliance standards like SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and ISO 27001 mandate cloud security testing to validate controls.

A cloud penetration testensures your cloud environment is hardened against real-world threats — not just compliant on paper.

What We Test

Our cloud pentesting services cover AWS, Azure, and GCP deployments. We focus on:

Identity & Access Management (IAM)

misconfigured roles, excessive permissions, insecure keys.

Exposed Services

 S3 buckets, Blob storage, databases, APIs.

Network & Perimeter Configurations

open ports, security group gaps, overly permissive firewall rules.

Data Security

unencrypted storage, weak access policies, cross-tenant risks.

Privilege Escalation Paths

chaining misconfigurations to gain admin-level access.

Every issue is validated with proof-of-concept exploits and mapped to business risk.

How It Works

Discovery

 We map your cloud infrastructure, identifying public-facing assets, IAM roles, and integrations.

Exploitation

We simulate attacker behavior, targeting exposed services, misconfigured policies, and chained flaws to gain deeper access.

Reporting

 You receive a comprehensive report with validated findings, screenshots, payloads, and developer-ready remediation guidance.

Re-Testing

 After remediation, we re-test to ensure vulnerabilities are closed — at no additional cost.


Why Cloud Pentesting Is Different

Traditional security tools often miss cloud-specific misconfigurations — like overly broad IAM roles or exposed storage buckets. Automated checks can’t chain vulnerabilities together or validate exploitability.

Our cloud penetration testing services are human-led, adversarial, and designed for cloud-native environments.

What You Get

Manual, attacker-style testing of AWS, Azure, and GCP environments
Validated findings with proof-of-concept evidence
Compliance-ready reports mapped to SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, ISO 27001
Executive summaries for leadership + remediation guidance for engineers
Complimentary re-testing for critical fixes

Common Use Cases

  • Pre-deployment cloud security validation
  • Annual or quarterly compliance-driven testing
  • After cloud migrations or major infrastructure changes
  • Multi-cloud risk assessments (AWS + Azure + GCP)
  • Vendor due diligence and audit readiness

Why Choose CyberGuards.ai?

100% manual cloud penetration testing — no reliance on automated tools
Exploitable proof with real attack paths
Cloud-native expertise across AWS, Azure, and GCP
Free re-testing included
Local expertise: trusted for cloud penetration testing in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and across California

FAQs

What exactly is included in a cloud infrastructure penetration test?

Our cloud-based penetration testing assesses the security posture of your cloud environment itself. This includes testing Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies, storage services (like S3 buckets), virtual networks, compute instances, logging/monitoring configurations, and management consoles for misconfigurations that could lead to a breach.
What are the most common critical findings you discover in cloud environments?

The most frequent critical risks we find are over-privileged IAM roles, publicly exposed storage buckets, unencrypted data, weak network access controls, and inadequate logging, which allows attackers to operate undetected.

We use multiple clouds (multi-cloud). Can you test across AWS, Azure, and GCP?

Absolutely. Our experts hold certifications across all major platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). We provide a unified assessment of your multi-cloud strategy, identifying configuration inconsistencies and unique security risks that arise when integrating different cloud services.

What deliverables do you provide specific to cloud testing?

You receive a detailed report mapping findings to the CIS Benchmarks and the MITRE ATT&CK for Cloud framework. It includes evidence of exploitation, a clear assessment of business impact, and cloud-specific remediation commands and steps for your DevOps team.

How do you safely conduct a penetration test without violating cloud provider agreements?

We strictly adhere to each cloud provider's penetration testing policy (e.g., AWS Customer Security Testing Policy). All testing is conducted within the agreed-upon scope and targets only your owned assets, ensuring full compliance and avoiding any service disruption.

Do you use specialized cloud pen testing tools?

Yes. While manual expertise is crucial, we leverage specialized cloud pen testing tools like Pacu (for AWS), ScoutSuite, and CloudSploit for efficient reconnaissance and to identify common misconfigurations across large environments. This is combined with deep manual analysis to validate findings and discover complex attack paths.

How do you test for privilege escalation within our cloud environment?

Privilege escalation is a key testing focus. We start with a low-privilege user account and attempt to leverage misconfigured IAM policies, weak service roles, and resource-based policies to escalate privileges to an administrator level, demonstrating how an attacker could gain full control.

Ready to See Your Cloud Through an Attacker’s Eyes?

Your cloud environment powers growth — but also expands your attack surface. Don’t wait for misconfigurations to become breaches.

 CyberGuards.ai delivers cloud penetration testing services in California and nationwide that validate your environment against real-world adversaries.

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