INDEPENDENT CLOUD VALIDATION
What is an AWS and Azure security assessment?
An AWS and Azure security assessment is an independent review of the security configurations, access controls and customer responsibilities within defined cloud environments. It identifies material gaps, explains their business context and provides a prioritised remediation roadmap.
The assessment can cover one platform or provide a consistent view across both. Scope is shaped around the organisation's workloads, cloud services, architecture and applicable requirements.
"Platform-specific findings only become useful when they are translated into accountable business action."
Assessment outcomes
Clearer responsibility
Identify which controls belong to the cloud provider, the customer or both parties.
Comparable findings
Translate AWS and Azure observations into a common risk and control structure.
Prioritised action
Separate material exposure from low-context platform recommendations.
Stronger evidence
Organise findings and supporting records for leadership, risk and compliance teams.
COMMON CLOUD CONTROL MODEL
Different Platforms. One Control Model.
AWS and Azure use different service names and management structures. Digisecuritas assesses both against common security outcomes so that risks can be compared and governed consistently.
Common security objective
AWS assessment focus
Azure assessment focus
Identity and privileged access
Limit human and service access according to approved responsibilities.
AWS
IAM users, roles, policies, root-account protection, access keys and privileged activity.
Azure
Microsoft Entra ID, role-based access control, privileged roles, service principals and conditional access where in scope.
Network security
Control external exposure and communication between cloud resources.
AWS
VPC design, security groups, network access controls, routing and public endpoints.
Azure
Virtual networks, network security groups, routing, private access and public endpoints.
Data protection
Restrict data access and apply suitable encryption and key controls.
AWS
Storage permissions, encryption settings, key management and public-access controls.
Azure
Storage access, encryption settings, Key Vault use and public-access controls.
Workload protection
Maintain secure configuration and visibility across cloud workloads.
AWS
Compute, containers, serverless services and relevant workload-protection capabilities.
Azure
Virtual machines, containers, application services and relevant Defender for Cloud capabilities.
Logging and detection
Record relevant activity and make security events available for investigation.
AWS
CloudTrail, CloudWatch, configuration records and available security findings.
Azure
Azure activity logs, diagnostic settings, monitoring and available security findings.
Governance and compliance
Apply approved policies, track exceptions and retain suitable evidence.
AWS
Account structure, organisational controls, configuration rules and control evidence.
Azure
Management groups, subscriptions, Azure Policy and control evidence.
These examples are not an exhaustive platform checklist. Final coverage depends on the services and licensed capabilities included in scope.
Cloud Providers Secure the Platform. Customers Still Own Critical Decisions.
AWS Responsibility
AWS describes security and compliance as a shared responsibility. AWS manages the underlying cloud infrastructure, while customer responsibilities vary according to the services selected and how they are configured.
Azure Responsibility
Microsoft's responsibility also changes according to the service model. Customers continue to own their data, identities and configurations, while responsibility for other technology layers varies across IaaS, PaaS and SaaS.
Common customer responsibilities may include
The assessment documents the applicable responsibility boundary for the services included in scope. Do not use one generic matrix for every AWS or Azure service.
ASSESSMENT SCOPE
What the Assessment Examines
Account and subscription governance
Review AWS account or Azure subscription structure, ownership, administrative boundaries and central security controls.
Identity and access
Assess privileged access, service identities, role assignment, authentication settings and unnecessary permissions.
Network and public exposure
Review cloud network boundaries, internet-facing resources, remote administration and approved communication paths.
Data, keys and secrets
Assess storage permissions, encryption settings, customer-controlled keys, secrets and access to sensitive information.
Workloads and platform services
Review supported compute, container, serverless, database and application-service configurations.
Logging, resilience and response
Assess available activity records, diagnostic settings, security findings, backup controls and incident-response dependencies.
The exact assessment areas depend on the cloud services, architecture and requirements included in the engagement.
FRAMEWORK ALIGNMENT
Connect Cloud Findings With Applicable Requirements
A provider's compliance certification does not automatically make the customer's workload compliant. Digisecuritas maps customer-controlled findings to the requirements and evidence relevant to the organisation.
Possible reference sources
Important: Framework mapping supports readiness and remediation. It does not constitute certification or a formal compliance opinion unless that service is separately agreed and delivered by an appropriately authorised assessor.
ENGAGEMENT METHOD
A Focused Assessment With Clear Boundaries
Define scope
Confirm cloud platforms, accounts, subscriptions, workloads, regions, services and relevant compliance requirements.
Establish secure access
Agree read-only or least-privilege access methods, evidence requirements, confidentiality controls and engagement contacts.
Assess configurations
Review available cloud configuration, identity, network, data, workload and logging information within the approved scope.
Validate context
Discuss findings with cloud owners to understand business purpose, dependencies, compensating controls and false positives.
Report and guide remediation
Deliver prioritised findings, executive reporting and practical remediation guidance. Revalidation can be included where agreed.
Digisecuritas does not make unrestricted production changes during an assessment. Any implementation activity requires separate approval and defined access.
OUTPUTS
Outputs for Cloud Teams, Risk Owners and Leadership
Typical deliverables
What leadership sees
A concise view of the most material cloud risks, differences between AWS and Azure, accountable owners and decisions that require management attention.
Request an AssessmentINDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT
Independent Assessment Across Both Cloud Platforms
Digisecuritas provides a security view that is independent of the cloud provider and the teams that built the environment. Findings are assessed against business context rather than repeated directly from a native cloud dashboard.
Related services
Cloud Security Management
Maintain cloud posture, finding ownership and remediation after the assessment.
Cloud Security Audit
Review cloud controls through an independent point-in-time audit.
Server Hardening
Strengthen operating-system configurations across cloud-hosted server workloads.
Firewall and Network Security
Assess network boundaries, traffic controls and cloud firewall policy.
Identity and Access Management
Improve identity governance and privileged access across cloud environments.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
AWS & Azure Security FAQs
Reviewed by: Digisecuritas cloud security practice | Last reviewed: July 2025
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