Is your cloud infrastructure secure? VAPT for AWS, Azure, and GCP
In today’s cloud-first world, the question isn’t if your infrastructure is at risk. It’s how prepared you are when attackers come knocking.
Whether you’re hosting your startup’s backend on AWS, scaling on Microsoft Azure, or building cross-cloud apps with GCP, vulnerabilities in cloud deployments can lead to serious breaches. And while cloud providers offer security tools, securing the configuration and deployment layers is still your responsibility.
That’s where VAPT (Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing) comes in.
What is VAPT for Cloud Environments?
VAPT is a structured process where security professionals:
- Identify misconfigurations and vulnerabilities across your cloud environment,
- Simulate real-world attacks to test your cloud defences,
- And recommend actionable fixes to strengthen your posture.
But unlike traditional on-premise testing, cloud VAPT is tailored to cloud-native architectures which covers APIs, serverless setups, IAM (Identity and Access Management) policies, storage buckets, databases, and more.
Why Cloud Security is Different (and Often Overlooked)
Cloud platforms are powerful, but complexity breeds risk. Here’s why many businesses miss the mark:
- Default configurations leave ports, buckets, or dashboards exposed
- IAM permissions are overly broad, giving users or services access they don’t need
- Shadow services like forgotten test VMs or databases go unpatched
- CI/CD pipelines often bypass security reviews in the name of speed
Most teams assume the cloud provider secures everything, but AWS, Azure, and GCP follow the shared responsibility model. This means while they secure the infrastructure, you are responsible for securing what you build on top of it.
What Cloud VAPT Covers: AWS, Azure, and GCP
Here’s what a typical cloud VAPT covers for each platform:
For AWS:
- S3 bucket misconfigurations (e.g., public access)
- EC2 security group exposures
- IAM roles and policy over-permission
- Lambda access control weaknesses
- CloudTrail and GuardDuty monitoring gaps
For Azure:
- Azure Storage and Blob access misconfigurations
- App Gateway and Firewall rule testing
- Azure AD privilege misuse
- SQL Database exposure or encryption flaws
- Key Vault misuse or missing RBAC enforcement
For GCP:
- Unrestricted IAM roles or overly open permissions
- Misconfigured Cloud Storage buckets
- Compute Engine firewall misconfigurations
- Cloud Logging and monitoring issues
- Weak API endpoint controls on App Engine or Cloud Run
Why Every Business Should do Cloud VAPT and Not Just Enterprises
You don’t need to be a unicorn startup or a global SaaS brand to become a target. We’ve seen:
- Fintech apps store sensitive user data in misconfigured GCP buckets
- AI/ML startups exposing dashboards or APIs to the public
- E-commerce platforms running test environments with production data
- Healthcare apps with weak IAM rules and open storage containers
In each case, it wasn’t an advanced attack, it was simply a basic oversight that wasn’t tested. Regular VAPT helps you stay a step ahead.
When to Conduct a Cloud VAPT?
- Before major product launches (especially with public cloud exposure)
- After significant cloud migrations or infra changes
- Post-incident to check for deeper or lingering threats
- Quarterly or semi-annually as part of routine security practice
Parafox Helps You Test, Harden, and Stay Audit-Ready
At Parafox Technologies, we’ve worked with cloud-native startups, SaaS providers, fintech firms, and healthcare platforms to build cloud security from the ground up.
- We conduct cloud VAPT tailored to your environment
- We map findings to relevant frameworks like ISO, SOC 2, HIPAA
- We support you beyond testing, from remediation to audit reporting
Visit Parafox Technologies to see how we simplify cloud security for fast-moving teams.
