Configuration Assessment
Cloud vulnerability assessment evaluates resource configurations against security benchmarks-CIS Benchmarks, provider-specific best practices, and compliance framework requirements. IAM policies for least-privilege violations, storage permissions for public access, network rules for overpermissive access, encryption settings, and logging configurations all fall within scope.
CSPM for Continuous Cloud Assessment
Cloud Security Posture Management tools provide continuous configuration assessment-monitoring for drift, new misconfigurations, and non-compliant resources as they appear. This is the continuous assessment layer that operates between periodic manual testing cycles.
Beyond Configuration: Cloud Pentesting
Configuration assessment identifies misconfigurations. Cloud penetration testing validates whether those misconfigurations are exploitable-attempting privilege escalation, lateral movement, and data access to demonstrate real-world impact. Penetrify's cloud testing provides both layers: automated configuration assessment and manual exploitation testing with compliance-mapped reporting.
Multi-Cloud Assessment
Organisations running multiple cloud providers need unified assessment that covers provider-specific configurations and cross-cloud integration points. Penetrify's multi-cloud testing evaluates AWS, Azure, and GCP in a single engagement with unified reporting.
The Bottom Line
Cloud vulnerability assessment combines configuration scanning for breadth with exploitation testing for depth. Penetrify delivers both across AWS, Azure, and GCP.