
Secureroot's cloud penetration testing services help BFSI, fintech, SaaS, and enterprise builders find security weaknesses in AWS, Azure, and GCP environments. IAM testing, misconfig hunting, container security, and CIS Benchmark validation. ISO 27001 certified. Trusted by MoJ Kuwait and India's leading enterprises.

















Cloud penetration testing is a structured security exercise where certified ethical hackers test your cloud infrastructure — AWS, Azure, or GCP – to find security weaknesses before real attackers do. It goes beyond automated CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management) scanning to find the misconfigurations, IAM privilege escalation paths, and container escape vulnerabilities that real cloud breaches exploit.
Cloud security follows a shared responsibility model: the cloud provider secures the infrastructure (datacenter, hypervisor, hardware); you secure everything you put on top (IAM, security groups, S3 buckets, applications, data). 99% of cloud breaches happen on the customer side – misconfigured S3 buckets, over-privileged IAM roles, exposed Kubernetes APIs, weak secrets management. Cloud penetration testing focuses on YOUR side of the responsibility line – the part you actually control.
If your business runs in the cloud – and most modern businesses do – your cloud environment is your most valuable and most attacked asset. Indian regulators (RBI Cloud Adoption Policy, SEBI cybersecurity framework, DPDP Act) require demonstrable cloud security testing. Enterprise buyers demand cloud audit evidence. And one misconfigured S3 bucket or over-privileged IAM role can expose your entire customer database overnight. Cloud penetration testing isn’t optional – it’s how serious cloud-first businesses prove they take security seriously.


We follow CIS Benchmarks, NIST SP 800-204, MITRE ATT&CK Cloud Matrix, and provider-specific frameworks (AWS Well-Architected, Azure Security Benchmark, GCP CIS). Every cloud engagement runs through these six steps.

We catalog every cloud account, region, subscription, and service in scope — building a complete inventory of compute, storage, networking, IAM, and data services across AWS, Azure, GCP.

We map every IAM user, role, service principal, group, and policy – identifying over-privileged identities, unused access keys, weak MFA, and privilege escalation paths.

Industry tools (Prowler, ScoutSuite, CloudSploit, Pacu) plus manual review against CIS Benchmarks identify S3/Blob exposures, weak security groups, KMS gaps, and logging deficiencies.

Senior consultants exploit IAM chain attacks, container escape vulnerabilities, instance metadata service abuse, and lateral movement opportunities specific to cloud environments.

Every finding documented with CSP-specific reproduction steps, CIS Benchmark mapping, CVSS scoring, business impact, and remediation IaC snippets (Terraform/CloudFormation).

Once your team patches the findings (typically via IaC), we verify the fixes at no extra cost. Engagement only closes when every critical and high finding is actually fixed.

Click any area to expand. Most engagements cover 3-5 of these — scope is finalized during the free scoping call.
IAM is the #1 attack vector in cloud environments. We map every IAM user, role, group, and service principal in your AWS / Azure / GCP environment. We test for over-privileged identities, unused or stale access keys, missing MFA on privileged accounts, weak password policies, IAM role chaining vulnerabilities, cross-account trust misconfigurations, and AssumeRole abuse paths. We also test Azure Active Directory privileged identity management and GCP IAM service account impersonation.
We test for publicly exposed S3 buckets, Azure Blob Storage containers, and GCS buckets. We test bucket policies for over-permissive access, missing encryption at rest, missing versioning protection, MFA delete absence, and pre-signed URL abuse. We hunt for sensitive data in misconfigured storage (PII, credentials, backups, source code). Common findings include developer test buckets with production data, public buckets meant to be private, and ACL misconfigurations.
We test cloud network configurations: AWS security groups and NACLs, Azure NSGs, GCP firewall rules - identifying overly permissive ingress rules (0.0.0.0/0 on database ports, RDP/SSH open to internet), insufficient segmentation between environments (prod/staging/dev), VPC peering misconfigurations, transit gateway abuse paths, and missing flow logs. We also test internal lateral movement opportunities after initial compromise.
We test EC2 instances, Azure VMs, and GCP Compute Engine for missing patches, weak SSH keys, instance metadata service v1 (IMDSv1) exposure, and overly-permissive instance profiles. For serverless (Lambda, Azure Functions, Cloud Functions), we test for over-privileged execution roles, exposed environment variables containing secrets, vulnerable runtime versions, function URL exposure, and event injection attacks. We also test container compute (ECS, EKS, AKS, GKE) for escape and orchestration attacks.
For Kubernetes clusters (EKS, AKS, GKE, self-managed), we test against the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark: exposed dashboard/API server, weak RBAC, default service accounts with cluster-admin privileges, missing network policies, privileged pod execution, and host filesystem mounts. We test container images for known CVEs, hardcoded secrets, root-user containers, and supply chain attacks. We attempt container escape via known kernel vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.
We audit your secrets management: AWS Secrets Manager and Parameter Store, Azure Key Vault, GCP Secret Manager. We test for hardcoded secrets in EC2 user-data, Lambda environment variables, container images, IaC code (Terraform state files), and CI/CD configurations. We test KMS / Key Vault access policies for over-privileged grants, key rotation gaps, and cross-account key sharing abuse. Common findings include database credentials in environment variables and API keys in code repositories.
We audit your logging and monitoring configuration: CloudTrail / Azure Activity Log / GCP Audit Logs coverage, log retention policies, log centralization, log integrity protection, and CloudWatch / Azure Monitor / Stackdriver alerting rules. We test whether your detection actually fires on attacker activity - by simulating real attack patterns and checking SIEM/SOC pickup. Missing or weak detection is a major audit finding and often the difference between catching a breach in days vs months.
We audit your full cloud environment against the relevant CIS Benchmark (CIS AWS Foundations, CIS Azure Foundations, CIS GCP Foundations) - 50+ controls covering IAM, logging, monitoring, networking, and storage. We also check provider-specific best practices: AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar, Azure Security Benchmark v3, GCP Cloud Security Foundations. Findings are mapped to ISO 27017 (cloud security), SOC 2 cloud controls, and DPDP Act requirements for regulated workloads.








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SecureRoot's expertise in banking technology cybersecurity was crucial for our Varta platform's success. Their comprehensive VAPT assessment and BFSI compliance framework enabled us to secure communications for India's largest banks while maintaining the performance that drives 3x revenue uplift for our clients. Their security solutions directly contributed to our market leadership in customer communication management.
FCI CCM
SecureRoot demonstrated exceptional expertise in government digital services cybersecurity. Their comprehensive security assessment of our Sahl platform and electronic judicial systems exceeded our national security expectations. We now operate the most secure government digital services in the region, ensuring complete protection for citizen data and legal proceedings.
Ministry of Justice, Kuwait
SecureRoot's specialized healthcare cybersecurity expertise transformed our operations management platform security. Their comprehensive VAPT assessment and HIPAA compliance framework enabled us to deliver secure, efficient healthcare solutions while protecting sensitive patient data. We now provide our healthcare partners with industry-leading security alongside operational excellence.
HOM India Pvt Ltd

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Cloud penetration testing is a structured cybersecurity exercise where certified ethical hackers test your cloud infrastructure — AWS, Azure, or GCP — to find security weaknesses before real attackers do. Unlike traditional network pen testing, cloud pen testing focuses on cloud-specific attack vectors: IAM misconfigurations, S3/Blob storage exposure, over-privileged service roles, container escape, Kubernetes RBAC gaps, instance metadata abuse, and secrets management failures. The output is an audit-grade report with provider-specific reproduction steps and Infrastructure-as-Code remediation guidance.
Cloud penetration testing in India typically costs between ₹80,000 and ₹8,00,000 depending on cloud environment size, number of accounts/subscriptions, and depth. A small single-account AWS or Azure environment starts around ₹80,000-2,00,000. Mid-size multi-account or multi-region environments run ₹2,00,000-5,00,000. Enterprise multi-cloud environments with Kubernetes, serverless, and complex IAM run ₹5,00,000-8,00,000. Secureroot provides transparent fixed-price quoting after a free 30-minute scoping call.
Yes, every Secureroot cloud penetration testing engagement covers AWS, Azure, or GCP based on your environment. Many enterprise clients run on 2-3 providers - we test all of them in one engagement. Each provider requires distinct expertise: AWS testing focuses on IAM, S3, Lambda, EKS; Azure focuses on Azure AD, RBAC, Blob, Functions, AKS; GCP focuses on Cloud IAM, GCS, Cloud Functions, GKE. Our consultants are certified across all three platforms (AWS Solutions Architect, AZ-500, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security).
AWS no longer requires pre-approval for most penetration testing on customer environments (effective since 2019). Azure permits testing without notification for your own subscriptions. GCP allows customer-initiated testing without prior approval. However, certain test types (DoS testing, high-volume traffic generation, testing against AWS Marketplace AMIs) still require provider notification. Some specific services (AWS Route 53, RDS administrative APIs, Amazon WorkMail) are off-limits. We handle all notification requirements during our scoping phase.
CSPM tools (Wiz, Prisma Cloud, Lacework, AWS Security Hub, Azure Defender) continuously scan your cloud for known misconfigurations against benchmarks. They're excellent for ongoing posture management. Cloud penetration testing goes further: it combines CSPM-style scanning with manual exploitation by senior consultants who actually attempt privilege escalation, lateral movement, and data exfiltration. CSPM finds misconfigurations; pen testing proves what an attacker could DO with those misconfigurations. Both are needed for comprehensive cloud security.
Most cloud penetration testing engagements complete in 2-4 weeks. A small single-account environment takes 1-2 weeks. Mid-size multi-account or multi-region environments run 2-3 weeks. Enterprise multi-cloud with Kubernetes, serverless, and complex IAM run 3-4 weeks. Adding container security deep dive adds 1 week. Free retest after remediation typically adds 3-5 business days. We provide clear timeline commitments in every engagement scope document.
We typically need: (1) Read-only IAM credentials for each cloud account/subscription in scope (we provide our IAM policy JSON for AWS, role definitions for Azure, custom role for GCP), (2) A list of accounts, subscriptions, projects, and regions in scope, (3) Architecture diagrams and IaC repositories (if available — helpful but not required), (4) Contact for your DevOps/SRE team during testing windows. For deeper testing (exploitation paths), we may request limited write access to specific resources after initial recon. Everything covered by mutual NDA.
Three ways to start: (1) Book a free 30-minute cloud scoping call - our senior consultants review your cloud architecture, identify priority testing areas, and recommend the right engagement tier. No obligation. (2) Email info@secureroot.co with details (cloud provider, account/subscription count, tech stack, compliance requirements, timeline) and we'll respond within one business day. (3) Call +91 73071 48874 during business hours. For urgent engagements (active audit deadline or compliance window), we accommodate fast-track scoping.
No obligation. Our senior consultants will walk through your environment and share where the gaps are. Whether you work with us or not.

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SecureRoot's deep understanding of microfinance and financial inclusion cybersecurity challenges was transformational for our operations. Their comprehensive VAPT assessment and ESG compliance framework enabled us to secure our technology solutions while maintaining the efficiency our clients depend on. We now confidently serve major multilateral agencies with enterprise-grade data protection.