AWS Security Consulting
Misconfiguration — not sophisticated exploits — is behind most AWS breaches. An overprivileged IAM role, a public S3 bucket, a GuardDuty alert nobody reviewed. We find these gaps in 2 weeks, remediate in 4–6 weeks, and leave you with monitoring that catches the next one before it becomes a headline.
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AWS security consulting from an AWS Select Tier Partner. 2-week assessment, 4–6 week remediation, zero disruption. IAM hardening, public exposure, compliance gaps, and continuous monitoring.
Our initial security assessment typically takes 2 weeks. During this time, we analyze your IAM configurations, network architecture, encryption practices, logging and monitoring setup, and compliance posture. You receive a prioritized findings report with clear remediation steps. Critical vulnerabilities are flagged within the first 48 hours.
We help organizations achieve and maintain compliance with SOC 2 Type I and Type II, PCI DSS, HIPAA, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, GDPR, and CCPA. Our approach maps AWS security controls directly to framework requirements so you can demonstrate compliance to auditors with confidence.
GuardDuty is a threat detection service that monitors for malicious activity and unauthorized behavior using machine learning. Security Hub provides a centralized view of security findings across your accounts and aggregates alerts from GuardDuty, Inspector, Macie, and third-party tools. AWS Config records and evaluates resource configurations against compliance rules. We typically deploy all three together for comprehensive coverage.
Yes. We design and implement multi-account security architectures using AWS Organizations, Control Tower, and Service Control Policies. This includes centralized logging with CloudTrail and Security Hub delegation, cross-account IAM roles, and consistent security baselines applied through organizational units.
We set up the infrastructure for continuous monitoring — GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudWatch alarms, and automated incident response with Lambda and EventBridge. For organizations that need 24/7 human-led monitoring, we can integrate with managed SOC providers or help you build an internal security operations capability.
We help organizations build incident response runbooks using AWS Systems Manager Automation, Step Functions, and Lambda. For active incidents, we provide rapid response services to contain threats, assess blast radius, remediate vulnerabilities, and conduct post-incident reviews to prevent recurrence.
## What is AWS Cloud Security? AWS cloud security is the practice of protecting workloads, data, and identities running on Amazon Web Services through a layered defense across IAM, network, data, and application controls. It combines AWS-native services — IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Macie, KMS, WAF, Shield — with continuous configuration management, threat detection, and compliance monitoring under the [AWS Shared Responsibility Model](#the-aws-shared-responsibility-model). ## Related Case Studies See how we've secured critical workloads and achieved compliance across different industries: - **[AWS WAF: DDoS Mitigation for Business Intelligence Platforms](/case-study/aws-waf-ddos-protection-analytics/)** — Blocked 99% of malicious traffic while maintaining full analytics platform availability for TargetBay. - **[AWS WAF: PCI Compliance & Threat Protection for eCommerce](/case-study/aws-waf-pci-compliance/)** — Achieved PCI DSS compliance and protected payment processing infrastructure at Henne Organics. - **[AWS WAF: Securing eLearning Workloads](/case-study/aws-waf-security/)** — Blocked 99% of threats while maintaining seamless access for students at Little Sponges. --- ## AWS Cloud Security That Covers Every Layer Cloud adoption is accelerating, but so are cloud-based threats. Misconfigured resources, overprivileged IAM roles, unencrypted data stores, and unmonitored workloads are now the primary entry points for attackers. According to industry research, misconfiguration is the leading cause of cloud security breaches — and it is entirely preventable. Without the right guardrails, your cloud becomes your weakest link. At FactualMinds, we help organizations protect their AWS environments, meet compliance mandates, and accelerate innovation using AWS-native tools, third-party platforms, and proprietary methods that go beyond standard approaches. As an [AWS Select Tier Consulting Partner](/services/), our security assessments are backed by deep operational experience across hundreds of AWS deployments. ## The AWS Shared Responsibility Model Understanding security in AWS starts with the shared responsibility model. AWS secures the infrastructure — the physical data centers, hypervisors, networking, and managed services. You are responsible for securing everything you build on top: your data, identity and access management, network configuration, encryption, and application-level controls. This distinction is critical. When organizations assume AWS handles all security, they leave dangerous gaps. Our role is to ensure that your side of the shared responsibility model is fully covered. ### What AWS Secures - Physical data center security and environmental controls - Hypervisor and host operating system patching - Network infrastructure and DDoS protection at the infrastructure layer - Managed service security (RDS engine patching, S3 durability, etc.) ### What You Are Responsible For - IAM policies, roles, and user access management - Network configuration (Security Groups, NACLs, VPC design) - Data encryption at rest and in transit - Operating system and application patching on EC2 instances - Application-level security (input validation, authentication, authorization) - Logging, monitoring, and incident response For a deeper walkthrough of the line — where customer vs. AWS obligations sit in practice — see the [AWS Security & Compliance hub](/security-compliance/) and the [shared responsibility breakdown](/security-compliance/#shared-responsibility). ## Mapped to the AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar Every engagement we run delivers each of the seven Security Pillar design principles as a measurable outcome. Auditors recognise the Pillar; insurers price against it; your incident-response runbooks should reference it. | Design principle | What we deliver | Primary AWS services | | ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------- | | Strong identity foundation | IAM Identity Center workforce SSO, least-privilege roles, ABAC, Access Analyzer remediation | IAM Identity Center, IAM, Access Analyzer, Cognito | | Maintain traceability | Multi-region CloudTrail with log file validation, immutable archive in dedicated account, OCSF normalisation | CloudTrail, CloudTrail Lake, Security Lake | | Apply security at all layers | Edge to data: WAF + Shield, Network Firewall, Inspector v2, GuardDuty, KMS, Macie | WAF, Shield, Network Firewall, Inspector, GuardDuty, KMS | | Automate security best practices | Config conformance packs, Security Hub Essentials, IaC guardrails, EventBridge auto-remediation | Config, Security Hub, EventBridge, Step Functions | | Protect data in transit and at rest | TLS 1.3 (ML-KEM hybrid where supported), KMS-CMK everywhere regulated, key rotation as policy | KMS, ACM, ACM Private CA, S3 Bucket Keys | | Keep people away from data | Read-only by default, MFA-gated break-glass, Athena/Lake Formation query-based access | IAM Identity Center, Lake Formation, Athena | | Prepare for security events | Documented runbooks, tabletop exercises, pre-staged forensic tooling | Detective, Incident Manager, Access Analyzer | Run a free [Well-Architected Assessment](/tools/aws-well-architected-assessment/) to see which design principles your environment already satisfies and which need work. ## Common AWS Security Gaps We Find After conducting hundreds of security assessments, we consistently find the same categories of vulnerabilities across organizations of all sizes. ### Overprivileged IAM Roles and Policies The most common finding in every assessment. Teams grant `AdministratorAccess` or `PowerUserAccess` to service roles, Lambda functions, and developer accounts because scoping permissions takes time. Over months, these broad permissions accumulate and create a massive blast radius in the event of a credential compromise. We implement [least-privilege IAM](/blog/aws-iam-best-practices-least-privilege-access-control/) using AWS IAM Access Analyzer, permission boundaries, and service control policies to ensure every identity has only the access it needs. ### Unencrypted Data at Rest S3 buckets, EBS volumes, RDS databases, and DynamoDB tables without encryption at rest are a compliance failure and a data breach risk. We audit every data store and implement default encryption using AWS KMS with customer-managed keys where compliance requires it. ### Missing or Incomplete Logging CloudTrail is enabled by default, but many organizations have not configured organization-wide trails, S3 access logging, VPC Flow Logs, or DNS query logging. Without comprehensive logging, you cannot detect or investigate security incidents after the fact. ### Public Exposure S3 buckets with public access, EC2 instances with overly permissive Security Groups, RDS instances accessible from the internet — these misconfigurations are the most commonly exploited attack vectors in cloud environments. We scan for and remediate all public exposure risks. ### No Centralized Security Monitoring Many organizations deploy individual AWS services without connecting them to a centralized security view. GuardDuty findings go unreviewed, Config rules trigger without alerting, and Security Hub aggregates findings nobody reads. We build operational security workflows that turn alerts into action. ## Our AWS Security Assessment Process ### Phase 1: Discovery and Scoping (Days 1-3) We begin by understanding your environment scope, compliance requirements, and risk priorities: - **Account structure** — Single account, multi-account with Organizations, or Control Tower managed - **Compliance requirements** — SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, ISO 27001, GDPR, or internal policies - **Architecture overview** — VPC topology, data flows, external integrations, and third-party services - **Existing security tooling** — Current GuardDuty, Config, Security Hub, and third-party tool deployments ### Phase 2: Automated Assessment (Days 3-7) Using a combination of AWS-native tools and our proprietary scanners, we evaluate: - **IAM analysis** — Access Analyzer findings, unused permissions, cross-account roles, MFA enforcement, root account activity - **Network assessment** — Security Group rules, NACL configurations, [VPC design](/blog/aws-vpc-networking-best-practices-for-production/), VPC peering, VPN and Direct Connect security, public subnet exposure - **Data protection** — Encryption status across S3, EBS, RDS, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, and Kinesis; KMS key policies and rotation - **Logging and monitoring** — CloudTrail coverage, VPC Flow Logs, S3 access logs, CloudWatch alarms, and GuardDuty configuration - **Compliance mapping** — Automated checks against SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, or CIS Benchmarks using AWS Config conformance packs and Security Hub standards ### Phase 3: Manual Review (Days 7-10) Automated tools catch configuration issues but miss architectural and logic-level vulnerabilities. Our engineers manually review: - **Application architecture** — Data flow between services, [authentication patterns](/blog/aws-cognito-authentication-for-saas-applications/), API security, and [secrets management](/blog/aws-secrets-manager-vs-parameter-store-when-to-use-which/) - **Container security** — ECR image scanning, ECS task role permissions, Kubernetes RBAC for EKS - **Serverless security** — Lambda function permissions, API Gateway authorization, event source mappings - **Backup and disaster recovery** — [Backup policies](/blog/aws-backup-strategies-automated-data-protection/), cross-region replication, and recovery testing ### Phase 4: Findings Report and Remediation Plan (Days 10-14) You receive a comprehensive report with: - **Executive summary** — Overall security posture score and risk level - **Prioritized findings** — Each finding categorized as Critical, High, Medium, or Low with specific remediation steps - **Compliance gaps** — Mapped to your target compliance framework(s) - **Quick wins** — Issues that can be resolved in under a day with minimal risk - **Architectural recommendations** — Longer-term improvements to your security architecture ## Compliance Framework Matrix We map AWS security controls to the compliance frameworks our clients most commonly target: | Security Control | SOC 2 | PCI DSS | HIPAA | ISO 27001 | | ------------------------ | ------------ | --------- | ------------------ | --------- | | IAM & Access Control | CC6.1-6.3 | Req 7-8 | §164.312(a) | A.9 | | Encryption at Rest | CC6.1, CC6.7 | Req 3 | §164.312(a)(2)(iv) | A.10 | | Encryption in Transit | CC6.1, CC6.7 | Req 4 | §164.312(e)(1) | A.10 | | Logging & Monitoring | CC7.1-7.3 | Req 10 | §164.312(b) | A.12 | | Network Security | CC6.6 | Req 1-2 | §164.312(e)(1) | A.13 | | Incident Response | CC7.4-7.5 | Req 12.10 | §164.308(a)(6) | A.16 | | Vulnerability Management | CC7.1 | Req 6, 11 | §164.308(a)(1) | A.12 | | Data Backup & Recovery | CC9.1 | Req 9 | §164.308(a)(7) | A.17 | For a deeper dive into security strategies beyond compliance checkbox exercises, read our guide on [Securing AWS Workloads: Beyond the Basics](/blog/securing-aws-workloads-beyond-the-basics/). ## AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF) Deployment AWS WAF is a critical layer of defense for any application exposed to the internet. We design and deploy WAF configurations that block malicious traffic while allowing legitimate users through seamlessly. ### Our WAF Approach - **Managed rule groups** — AWS Managed Rules for common threats (OWASP Top 10, known bad inputs, bot control) - **Custom rules** — Rate-based rules for DDoS mitigation, geo-restriction for compliance, and application-specific patterns - **Bot control** — AWS WAF Bot Control to distinguish legitimate bots (search engines, monitoring) from malicious ones (scrapers, credential stuffers) - **Logging and tuning** — WAF logging to S3 and CloudWatch for continuous rule refinement and false positive reduction ### Proven WAF Results Our AWS WAF deployments have delivered measurable results across industries: - **DDoS Mitigation for BI Platforms** — Implemented WAF with Shield Advanced to block 100% of DDoS traffic for a high-traffic analytics platform, eliminating downtime and improving query performance by 15%. [Read the full case study →](/case-study/aws-waf-ddos-protection-analytics/) - **PCI Compliance for eCommerce** — Deployed WAF to achieve 100% PCI DSS compliance audit pass rates while blocking 97.5% of malicious requests and reducing checkout abandonment by 8%. [Read the full case study →](/case-study/aws-waf-pci-compliance/) - **eLearning Application Security** — Protected eLearning applications against SQL injection, XSS, bots, and DDoS attacks, blocking 99.2% of malicious requests and reducing security incidents to near zero. [Read the full case study →](/case-study/aws-waf-security/) ## Multi-Account Security Architecture For organizations running multiple AWS accounts — which is the recommended approach for isolation and blast radius reduction — we design and implement enterprise-grade security architectures. ### AWS Organizations and Control Tower We set up AWS Organizations with a well-designed OU (Organizational Unit) structure that separates production, development, staging, sandbox, and shared services accounts. Service Control Policies (SCPs) enforce guardrails across the entire organization, preventing actions like disabling CloudTrail, deleting VPC Flow Logs, or launching resources in unauthorized regions. ### Centralized Security Services - **Delegated Security Hub** — Aggregate security findings from all accounts into a central security account - **Organization-wide GuardDuty** — Threat detection across every account with centralized findings - **CloudTrail Organization Trail** — Every API call across every account logged to a tamper-proof S3 bucket in the log archive account - **AWS Config Aggregator** — Compliance visibility across all accounts from a single dashboard ### Cross-Account Access Patterns We implement secure cross-account access using IAM roles with external IDs, session policies, and permission boundaries — eliminating the need for long-lived access keys that can be compromised. ## Security for Specific AWS Services ### Amazon RDS and Database Security Database security goes beyond encryption. We implement [RDS security best practices](/services/aws-rds-consulting/) including: - VPC placement with no public accessibility - IAM database authentication where supported - SSL/TLS enforcement for connections - Automated snapshot encryption - Audit logging with CloudWatch Logs ### Container and Serverless Security For organizations running containerized or serverless workloads through [DevOps pipelines](/services/devops-pipeline-setup/): - ECR image scanning with Amazon Inspector - ECS task role scoping with least-privilege policies - EKS Pod Security Standards and RBAC configuration - Lambda function permission boundaries - API Gateway authorization with Cognito or custom authorizers ### AI and ML Workload Security For organizations leveraging [AWS Bedrock](/services/aws-bedrock/) and other AI services: - Model access policies and guardrails - Data privacy controls for training data - VPC endpoints for private API access to Bedrock - Audit logging of all model invocations ## Continuous Security Monitoring Security assessments capture a point-in-time snapshot, but threats and configurations change daily. We implement continuous security monitoring that catches issues as they emerge. ### Automated Detection and Response Using AWS EventBridge, Lambda, and Step Functions, we build automated response workflows: - **GuardDuty finding → Slack/PagerDuty alert** — Immediate notification for high-severity threats - **Public S3 bucket detected → Auto-remediate** — Automatically remove public access on non-whitelisted buckets - **Root account login → Immediate alert** — Any root account activity triggers an urgent notification - **Unauthorized region usage → Auto-terminate** — Resources launched in unauthorized regions are automatically terminated ### Security Dashboards We build CloudWatch dashboards and Security Hub custom insights that give your security team — or our team, if you engage us for ongoing monitoring — real-time visibility into: - Open security findings by severity - Compliance posture across frameworks - GuardDuty threat trends - IAM access key age and rotation status - Encryption coverage gaps ## Getting Started with AWS Security Every security engagement begins with understanding your current posture, compliance requirements, and risk tolerance. Whether you need a one-time assessment, compliance readiness preparation, or ongoing security monitoring, our team of AWS security specialists is ready to help. For organizations that need unified coverage across HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI DSS, and ISO 27001, our dedicated [Cloud Compliance Services](/services/cloud-compliance-services/) page covers each framework in detail. For a free architecture-level health check across all six pillars — including security — see our [AWS Well-Architected Review](/services/aws-architecture-review/). [Book a Free Security Assessment →](/contact-us/)
AWS cloud security is the practice of protecting workloads, data, and identities running on Amazon Web Services through a layered defense across IAM, network, data, and application controls. It combines AWS-native services — IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Macie, KMS, WAF, Shield — with continuous configuration management, threat detection, and compliance monitoring under the AWS Shared Responsibility Model.
See how we’ve secured critical workloads and achieved compliance across different industries:
Cloud adoption is accelerating, but so are cloud-based threats. Misconfigured resources, overprivileged IAM roles, unencrypted data stores, and unmonitored workloads are now the primary entry points for attackers. According to industry research, misconfiguration is the leading cause of cloud security breaches — and it is entirely preventable.
Without the right guardrails, your cloud becomes your weakest link. At FactualMinds, we help organizations protect their AWS environments, meet compliance mandates, and accelerate innovation using AWS-native tools, third-party platforms, and proprietary methods that go beyond standard approaches. As an AWS Select Tier Consulting Partner, our security assessments are backed by deep operational experience across hundreds of AWS deployments.
Understanding security in AWS starts with the shared responsibility model. AWS secures the infrastructure — the physical data centers, hypervisors, networking, and managed services. You are responsible for securing everything you build on top: your data, identity and access management, network configuration, encryption, and application-level controls.
This distinction is critical. When organizations assume AWS handles all security, they leave dangerous gaps. Our role is to ensure that your side of the shared responsibility model is fully covered.
For a deeper walkthrough of the line — where customer vs. AWS obligations sit in practice — see the AWS Security & Compliance hub and the shared responsibility breakdown.
Every engagement we run delivers each of the seven Security Pillar design principles as a measurable outcome. Auditors recognise the Pillar; insurers price against it; your incident-response runbooks should reference it.
| Design principle | What we deliver | Primary AWS services |
|---|---|---|
| Strong identity foundation | IAM Identity Center workforce SSO, least-privilege roles, ABAC, Access Analyzer remediation | IAM Identity Center, IAM, Access Analyzer, Cognito |
| Maintain traceability | Multi-region CloudTrail with log file validation, immutable archive in dedicated account, OCSF normalisation | CloudTrail, CloudTrail Lake, Security Lake |
| Apply security at all layers | Edge to data: WAF + Shield, Network Firewall, Inspector v2, GuardDuty, KMS, Macie | WAF, Shield, Network Firewall, Inspector, GuardDuty, KMS |
| Automate security best practices | Config conformance packs, Security Hub Essentials, IaC guardrails, EventBridge auto-remediation | Config, Security Hub, EventBridge, Step Functions |
| Protect data in transit and at rest | TLS 1.3 (ML-KEM hybrid where supported), KMS-CMK everywhere regulated, key rotation as policy | KMS, ACM, ACM Private CA, S3 Bucket Keys |
| Keep people away from data | Read-only by default, MFA-gated break-glass, Athena/Lake Formation query-based access | IAM Identity Center, Lake Formation, Athena |
| Prepare for security events | Documented runbooks, tabletop exercises, pre-staged forensic tooling | Detective, Incident Manager, Access Analyzer |
Run a free Well-Architected Assessment to see which design principles your environment already satisfies and which need work.
After conducting hundreds of security assessments, we consistently find the same categories of vulnerabilities across organizations of all sizes.
The most common finding in every assessment. Teams grant AdministratorAccess or PowerUserAccess to service roles, Lambda functions, and developer accounts because scoping permissions takes time. Over months, these broad permissions accumulate and create a massive blast radius in the event of a credential compromise.
We implement least-privilege IAM using AWS IAM Access Analyzer, permission boundaries, and service control policies to ensure every identity has only the access it needs.
S3 buckets, EBS volumes, RDS databases, and DynamoDB tables without encryption at rest are a compliance failure and a data breach risk. We audit every data store and implement default encryption using AWS KMS with customer-managed keys where compliance requires it.
CloudTrail is enabled by default, but many organizations have not configured organization-wide trails, S3 access logging, VPC Flow Logs, or DNS query logging. Without comprehensive logging, you cannot detect or investigate security incidents after the fact.
S3 buckets with public access, EC2 instances with overly permissive Security Groups, RDS instances accessible from the internet — these misconfigurations are the most commonly exploited attack vectors in cloud environments. We scan for and remediate all public exposure risks.
Many organizations deploy individual AWS services without connecting them to a centralized security view. GuardDuty findings go unreviewed, Config rules trigger without alerting, and Security Hub aggregates findings nobody reads. We build operational security workflows that turn alerts into action.
We begin by understanding your environment scope, compliance requirements, and risk priorities:
Using a combination of AWS-native tools and our proprietary scanners, we evaluate:
Automated tools catch configuration issues but miss architectural and logic-level vulnerabilities. Our engineers manually review:
You receive a comprehensive report with:
We map AWS security controls to the compliance frameworks our clients most commonly target:
| Security Control | SOC 2 | PCI DSS | HIPAA | ISO 27001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAM & Access Control | CC6.1-6.3 | Req 7-8 | §164.312(a) | A.9 |
| Encryption at Rest | CC6.1, CC6.7 | Req 3 | §164.312(a)(2)(iv) | A.10 |
| Encryption in Transit | CC6.1, CC6.7 | Req 4 | §164.312(e)(1) | A.10 |
| Logging & Monitoring | CC7.1-7.3 | Req 10 | §164.312(b) | A.12 |
| Network Security | CC6.6 | Req 1-2 | §164.312(e)(1) | A.13 |
| Incident Response | CC7.4-7.5 | Req 12.10 | §164.308(a)(6) | A.16 |
| Vulnerability Management | CC7.1 | Req 6, 11 | §164.308(a)(1) | A.12 |
| Data Backup & Recovery | CC9.1 | Req 9 | §164.308(a)(7) | A.17 |
For a deeper dive into security strategies beyond compliance checkbox exercises, read our guide on Securing AWS Workloads: Beyond the Basics.
AWS WAF is a critical layer of defense for any application exposed to the internet. We design and deploy WAF configurations that block malicious traffic while allowing legitimate users through seamlessly.
Our AWS WAF deployments have delivered measurable results across industries:
DDoS Mitigation for BI Platforms — Implemented WAF with Shield Advanced to block 100% of DDoS traffic for a high-traffic analytics platform, eliminating downtime and improving query performance by 15%. Read the full case study →
PCI Compliance for eCommerce — Deployed WAF to achieve 100% PCI DSS compliance audit pass rates while blocking 97.5% of malicious requests and reducing checkout abandonment by 8%. Read the full case study →
eLearning Application Security — Protected eLearning applications against SQL injection, XSS, bots, and DDoS attacks, blocking 99.2% of malicious requests and reducing security incidents to near zero. Read the full case study →
For organizations running multiple AWS accounts — which is the recommended approach for isolation and blast radius reduction — we design and implement enterprise-grade security architectures.
We set up AWS Organizations with a well-designed OU (Organizational Unit) structure that separates production, development, staging, sandbox, and shared services accounts. Service Control Policies (SCPs) enforce guardrails across the entire organization, preventing actions like disabling CloudTrail, deleting VPC Flow Logs, or launching resources in unauthorized regions.
We implement secure cross-account access using IAM roles with external IDs, session policies, and permission boundaries — eliminating the need for long-lived access keys that can be compromised.
Database security goes beyond encryption. We implement RDS security best practices including:
For organizations running containerized or serverless workloads through DevOps pipelines:
For organizations leveraging AWS Bedrock and other AI services:
Security assessments capture a point-in-time snapshot, but threats and configurations change daily. We implement continuous security monitoring that catches issues as they emerge.
Using AWS EventBridge, Lambda, and Step Functions, we build automated response workflows:
We build CloudWatch dashboards and Security Hub custom insights that give your security team — or our team, if you engage us for ongoing monitoring — real-time visibility into:
Every security engagement begins with understanding your current posture, compliance requirements, and risk tolerance. Whether you need a one-time assessment, compliance readiness preparation, or ongoing security monitoring, our team of AWS security specialists is ready to help.
For organizations that need unified coverage across HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI DSS, and ISO 27001, our dedicated Cloud Compliance Services page covers each framework in detail. For a free architecture-level health check across all six pillars — including security — see our AWS Well-Architected Review.
We scan every layer — IAM trust policies, S3 bucket permissions, EC2 security groups, RDS accessibility, and Lambda execution roles. Critical findings are flagged within 48 hours. You receive a prioritized report with specific remediation steps, not a list of raw CVEs.
Overprivileged IAM roles and open security group rules are the two most common entry points we find. We audit your entire identity and network configuration, map the blast radius of each gap, and deliver a remediation plan ordered by risk — not alphabetically.
We map every AWS security control directly to your target framework — SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, or ISO 27001. So when your auditor asks for evidence of encryption at rest on all PHI data stores, we hand them a Config snapshot, not a conversation.
GuardDuty findings and Config drift alerts are only valuable if someone acts on them. We build automated response workflows — public S3 buckets auto-remediated, root account activity triggers immediate alerts — so your monitoring infrastructure is operational, not decorative.
Validated by AWS for security consulting delivery — not a generalist firm that added a security practice. Our engineers hold AWS security certifications and work exclusively in AWS environments.
Our security assessment takes 2 weeks. Remediation for most findings completes in 4–6 weeks. You get a date-bound engagement, not an open-ended retainer.
Many security engagements qualify for AWS Well-Architected funding or partner credits. We help you apply — reducing your out-of-pocket cost before we start.
Automated tools catch configuration errors. Manual review catches the architectural decisions automated tools cannot evaluate — overly broad trust policies, logic-level access gaps, and monitoring that looks configured but never alerts. We do both.
Verticalized engagements aligned to industry threat models, compliance, and reference architectures.
We help fintech companies build cloud security architectures that meet PCI DSS, SOC 2, and regulatory requirements — protecting customer financial data without slowing down development.
We design HIPAA-compliant security architectures on AWS that protect patient health information while enabling the data sharing and interoperability that modern healthcare demands.
We secure retail and e-commerce platforms on AWS — reducing PCI DSS scope through tokenization, protecting customer data under CCPA, and defending against the DDoS and bot attacks that target checkout flows.
We build cloud security foundations for startups that satisfy enterprise customer security reviews, unlock SOC 2 Type II, and protect your AWS environment with the right level of security investment for your current stage.
We build AWS security architectures for educational institutions and EdTech platforms that protect student data under FERPA and COPPA, secure campus identity federation, and meet research data security requirements.
We build AWS security architectures for SaaS companies that pass enterprise customer security reviews, achieve SOC 2 Type II, and enforce tenant data isolation — because for SaaS, your security IS your product.
We design security architectures that protect operational technology (OT) networks while enabling the cloud connectivity that modern manufacturing demands — aligned to IEC 62443 and NIST CSF for industrial environments.
Implementation guides for this service from our team of AWS experts.
AWS Security Hub aggregates security findings from 200+ sources (GuardDuty, Config, IAM Access Analyzer, Inspector). This guide covers setup, compliance standards (PCI-DSS, CIS, NIST), automated remediation, and building a compliance dashboard without hiring a SOC team.
Attackers do not need to take down your service to hurt you — they can send traffic designed to maximize your AWS bill. DDoS amplification, Lambda invocation bombs, and SQS message flooding are billing attacks, not just availability attacks.
Third-party tools we frequently wire into AWS as part of this engagement — production-tested integration guides for each.
Okta + AWS in 2026: Workforce Identity SSO into IAM Identity Center, Identity Threat Protection, ISPM, Device Access, passkeys, and Verified Access.
HashiCorp Vault on AWS: dynamic DB credentials, transit-engine encryption, HCP Vault Secrets, and EKS Secrets Operator vs AWS Secrets Manager guidance.
Architecture patterns, decision trees, and glossary terms that map to this engagement.
Identity-aware networking on AWS — VPC Lattice for service-to-service auth, IAM Roles Anywhere for non-AWS workloads, AWS Verified Access for human and device trust, Verified Permissions for fine-grained authz, PrivateLink for SaaS consumption. No implicit trust based on IP or VPC peering.
AWS Identity and Access Management — controls who can authenticate and what actions they are authorized to perform in your AWS account.
AWS Key Management Service — centralized key management for encrypting data across AWS services and applications.
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud — logically isolated network within AWS where you control IP addressing, subnets, routing, and access controls.
AWS audit logging service that records every API call and account activity across your AWS infrastructure for security, compliance, and operational investigation.
In-depth guides and best practices from our certified AWS architects.
On May 12, 2026 AWS announced full repository code review for AWS Security Agent—whole-codebase reasoning over trust boundaries and data flows plus file/line remediations, preview at no additional charge for existing Security Agent customers.
Read articleGitHub Actions OIDC role sessions are short-lived by design—teams still paste static access keys into workflow logs until scanners or audits catch the diff; supply-chain writeups keep repeating the pattern into 2026.
Read articleBedrock Automated Reasoning checks ground LLM outputs against formal logic policies you encode and mathematically validate that the response is consistent with the policy. This guide covers when to use Automated Reasoning vs contextual grounding, how to author the policy in production, the integration with Bedrock Guardrails, and the regulated use cases (HR, insurance, eligibility, regulatory determinations) where the difference matters.
Read articleIn-depth comparisons to help you choose the right approach before engaging.
GuardDuty vs Security Hub on AWS — they are complementary, not redundant. Threat detection feed vs aggregation hub, when each wins, and the cost model for both in 2026.
AWS IAM Identity Center vs Amazon Cognito — workforce SSO vs customer-facing auth. They are not interchangeable. When to use each, federation patterns, and the multi-tenant SaaS architecture.
AWS WAF vs Network Firewall — they protect different layers and traffic shapes. WAF for HTTP(S), Network Firewall for VPC traffic. When each wins, and the multi-account pattern with Firewall Manager.
Our security engineers identify misconfigured IAM, open endpoints, and compliance gaps — then give you a prioritized remediation roadmap. 2-week assessment. Zero disruption to running workloads.
