We show how an attacker reaches your cloud data.
We test your AWS, Azure, and GCP the way a real attacker would, chaining an over-permissive role, an open bucket, and an exposed metadata endpoint into a path to your data. Config review against CIS Benchmarks, plus hands-on exploitation of IAM, network, serverless, and containers. Fix it, and we retest for free.
- Prioritized Findings Report
- Configuration Review and Benchmark Mapping
- Working Proof of Concept per Exploitable Finding
- Remediation Guidance for Platform and DevOps Teams
- Executive Summary
Manual cloud penetration testing and configuration review across AWS, Azure, and GCP: proven attack paths, not a checklist.
Cloud breaches rarely start with an exotic zero-day. They start with an IAM role that trusts too much, a storage bucket left open to any authenticated user, a security group that exposes a management port, or a web app that can be tricked into reading its own instance credentials. A scanner will flag a misconfiguration in isolation; it will not show you that three of them chain together into full account compromise. Our Cloud Security VAPT is manual and exploit-driven: we work through your environment the way an adversary would, proving how far a single weakness actually reaches.
We cover AWS, Azure, and GCP, testing the controls that matter across all three: IAM misconfiguration and privilege escalation through over-permissive roles and policies, public or misconfigured storage (S3 buckets, Azure Blob containers, GCS buckets), exposed instance metadata services and SSRF-to-credential paths (IMDSv1 and IMDSv2, Azure and GCP metadata), network security groups and firewall rules, serverless attack surface (Lambda, Azure Functions, Cloud Functions), managed Kubernetes exposure (EKS, AKS, GKE), secrets management, logging and monitoring gaps, and cross-account or cross-tenant trust relationships. We test with the provider shared-responsibility model in mind, so we focus on the layers you actually own and configure.
The engagement combines a configuration review with active penetration testing, and both are grounded in recognized methodology. Findings map to the CIS Benchmarks for each provider, the MITRE ATT&CK Cloud Matrix, NIST SP 800-53 and the CSF, the CSA Cloud Controls Matrix, and each provider's own well-architected and security best-practice guidance. We assess against these frameworks so your results are traceable and defensible. We do not issue third-party certifications, and our reporting is built to feed your own audit and compliance work rather than replace it.
What we test and deliver
Depth over checklists. Every capability below is hands-on work performed and validated by our engineers.
IAM Misconfiguration and Privilege Escalation
We map identities, roles, and policies across AWS IAM, Azure RBAC and Entra ID, and GCP IAM, then hunt for over-permissive grants, dangerous role-assumption chains, and privilege-escalation paths that let a low-privilege identity reach administrative control.
Public and Misconfigured Storage
We test S3 buckets, Azure Blob containers, and GCS buckets for public exposure, access open to any authenticated user, weak ACLs and bucket policies, and sensitive data left readable or writable to identities that should never reach it.
Metadata Exposure and SSRF-to-Credential
We probe for access to instance metadata services (IMDSv1 and IMDSv2 on AWS, the Azure and GCP metadata endpoints) and chain server-side request forgery in your applications into theft of instance and workload credentials, a common pivot from web flaw to cloud takeover.
Network Exposure and Segmentation
We review security groups, network security groups, and firewall rules for exposed management ports, overly broad ingress, and flat network design, then test whether public-facing services and segmentation boundaries hold up under real attack.
Serverless and Container Attack Surface
We assess serverless functions (Lambda, Azure Functions, Cloud Functions) for over-privileged execution roles and injectable triggers, and examine managed Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE) for exposed API servers, weak RBAC, and container escape and workload-identity abuse.
Secrets, Logging, and Cross-Account Trust
We look for exposed secrets and hardcoded keys, weak use of secrets managers and key services, logging and monitoring gaps (CloudTrail, Azure Monitor, Cloud Audit Logs), and cross-account or cross-tenant trust relationships that let access spill from one boundary into another.
Who it's for
- Engineering and platform teams running production workloads on AWS, Azure, or GCP that have grown faster than their guardrails
- CTOs and CISOs who need real exploitability evidence for their cloud footprint before a launch, a migration, or a customer review
- SaaS and fintech companies whose customers demand proof that their multi-cloud or single-cloud environment has been independently tested
- Teams that have run a cloud posture (CSPM) scan and need a human to confirm which misconfigurations are genuinely exploitable and which are noise
- Organizations preparing for audit or due diligence who must demonstrate a documented, methodology-aligned cloud security assessment
Why HACK KAP
- Manual and exploit-driven: we prove privilege-escalation and credential-theft paths across your cloud, not just flag isolated misconfigurations a scanner already found.
- One engagement covers AWS, Azure, and GCP, so multi-cloud environments are tested consistently instead of provider by provider.
- Configuration review and active penetration testing are combined, pairing CIS Benchmark coverage with proof of what an attacker can actually reach.
- A free confirmation retest is included in every engagement, so you get evidence the risk is genuinely closed, not just reported.
- Methodology aligns to the CIS Benchmarks, the MITRE ATT&CK Cloud Matrix, NIST, the CSA Cloud Controls Matrix, and each provider's well-architected guidance: references your auditors and customers already recognize.
Exactly what you receive
No vague promises. Each engagement produces concrete, shareable artifacts your team, auditors, and customers can rely on.
Prioritized Findings Report
A technical report ranking every confirmed issue by severity and exploitability, with the affected resource, account or subscription, root cause, and the business impact of the attack path, written for both engineers and decision-makers.
Configuration Review and Benchmark Mapping
A structured review of your cloud configuration mapped to the CIS Benchmarks for AWS, Azure, and GCP, so you can see exactly which controls were assessed, where you stand, and how each gap ties back to a recognized reference.
Working Proof of Concept per Exploitable Finding
For issues we exploit (privilege escalation, credential theft via metadata, cross-account access, exposed data) we provide reproduction steps and evidence, so your team can confirm the impact firsthand rather than take our word for it.
Remediation Guidance for Platform and DevOps Teams
Specific, actionable fixes per finding (least-privilege policy changes, bucket and network hardening, metadata and secrets configuration) cross-referenced to CIS controls and provider best practice, not generic advice.
Executive Summary
A concise, non-technical overview of overall cloud risk posture, recurring themes across accounts and providers, and priorities, suitable for leadership, boards, or sharing with customers under NDA.
Free Confirmation Retest
After your team remediates, we re-test each affected finding to verify the fix holds and issue an updated report reflecting the closed items, included in the engagement, not billed separately.
Our engagement methodology
A transparent, repeatable process. You always know what's happening, what's next, and where you stand.
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Scoping and Rules of Engagement
We define which accounts, subscriptions, and projects are in scope, agree on read-only review versus active exploitation, and set the shared-responsibility boundary, testing windows, and escalation contacts in writing before any testing begins.
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Access and Enumeration
We provision the least-privilege roles or credentials the engagement needs, then enumerate identities, resources, storage, network configuration, and services across each provider to build a complete map of the environment and its trust relationships.
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Configuration Review
We assess the environment against the CIS Benchmarks and each provider's well-architected and security best-practice guidance, cataloguing misconfigurations in IAM, storage, network, logging, and secrets before we move to exploitation.
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Manual Exploitation and Privilege Escalation
Testers attempt real privilege escalation, credential theft via metadata, cross-account access, and data exposure by hand, chaining findings into demonstrated attack paths guided by the MITRE ATT&CK Cloud Matrix and PTES rather than a checklist alone.
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Analysis and Reporting
Each confirmed finding is validated, rated for severity and exploitability, documented with a proof of concept and CIS and ATT&CK mapping, and paired with remediation guidance in a report built for action across engineering and leadership.
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Debrief, Remediation Support, and Free Retest
We walk your team through the findings and attack paths, stay available while your engineers implement fixes, then re-test the affected findings at no extra cost and issue an updated report reflecting your improved posture.
Questions, answered
The things teams most often ask before an engagement. Don't see yours? Just reach out.
A short discovery call plus a description of your environment (which of AWS, Azure, and GCP you run, the number of accounts, subscriptions, or projects, and the workloads that matter most) lets us size the engagement. We cover all three providers and can test one, two, or all of them in a single engagement. For an authenticated review we typically need least-privilege read roles or credentials, and for active testing we agree the exact boundaries in writing first.
Cloud Security (AWS, Azure, GCP) VAPT
Find out how far a single misconfiguration reaches in your cloud before an attacker does. Book a scoping call and we will map the right test for your AWS, Azure, or GCP estate.