{"id":38164,"date":"2025-12-20T12:04:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T12:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/?post_type=cybersecurity-101&#038;p=38164"},"modified":"2025-12-19T12:07:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:07:11","slug":"cloud-security-assessment-warning-signs","status":"publish","type":"cybersecurity-101","link":"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/es\/cybersecurity-101\/cloud-security\/cloud-security-assessment-warning-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Security Assessment: Main Signs to Watch Out For"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38164\" class=\"elementor elementor-38164\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"cybersecurity-101\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f35c9d e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45f35c9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c92820c ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c92820c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2edf64f5 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2edf64f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">80% of breaches stem from IAM errors, public buckets (33%), and neglected VMs (95%).<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Multi-cloud environments require CSPM\/CNAPP tools for unified AWS\/Azure\/GCP visibility.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Conduct quarterly scans and enforce CI\/CD guardrails to eliminate repeat vulnerabilities.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Fidelis Halo automatically discovers assets via APIs and routes remediation directly to owners.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Under shared responsibility, you manage configurations while providers secure infrastructure.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b283151 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b283151\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec0282e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec0282e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is a Cloud Security Assessment?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c625e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12c625e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181845337 BCX0\">A cloud security assessment is a structured health check for your cloud environment.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181845337 BCX0\">The aim is to understand how your cloud infrastructure, services, identities, and data are actually configured today, then compare that reality against what your security policies and frameworks expect.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181845337 BCX0\">\u00a0This evaluation strengthens your organization\u2019s security posture and highlights areas where security controls need improvement.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4e5069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4e5069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In practice, this means looking at:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-269c029 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"269c029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How your cloud is put together: accounts, subscriptions, projects, VPCs\/VNets, regions, and how they connect.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Which identities (people, services, applications) exist and what they are allowed to do.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How workloads like virtual machines, containers, serverless functions, and managed databases are configured and updated.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Where sensitive data lives, how it moves, and what protects it \u2014 a fundamental part of protecting data.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How you log activity, detect suspicious behavior, and respond when something goes wrong.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9213ead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9213ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW30056917 BCX0\">Because of the <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/threatgeek\/cloud-security\/shared-responsibility-model-explained\/\">shared responsibility model<\/a>, the focus is on the parts you actually control.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW30056917 BCX0\">\u00a0The provider secures the physical layer and core platform. You\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW30056917 BCX0\">are responsible for<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW30056917 BCX0\">\u00a0your use of that platform: access control, configuration, data handling, and monitoring.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ebd7f e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27ebd7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-187e803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"187e803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Cloud Security Assessments Matter in 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4e69b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac4e69b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Over the last few years, cloud has turned into the default platform for new projects, not just an experimental side channel. Most organizations now run a mix of AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, and a growing share of their critical data and processes\u00a0reside\u00a0there.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That shift has real consequences. 80% of cloud breaches still come from basic issues like overly permissive access, misconfigured services exposed to the internet, unpatched workloads, and <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/glossary\/blindspot\/\">blind spots<\/a> in monitoring. The average cloud breach costs $4.45 million with detection times often exceeding 277 days for non-optimized environments.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Modern guidance from NIST SP 800-207 (Zero Trust), CISA BOD 25-01 (continuous monitoring), and CSA CCM v4 (197 controls) all point in the same direction: stop treating the cloud as a black\u00a0box, and\u00a0start treating it as a living environment that needs regular, structured assessment.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d7a05f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d7a05f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Components of a Cloud Security Assessment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7531c52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7531c52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW179618595 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179618595 BCX0\">Most mature assessments cover a few core areas of the cloud security assessment process:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d94336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d94336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Asset inventory<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1ffb6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1ffb6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW159605430 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159605430 BCX0\">Build a current,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159605430 BCX0\">accurate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159605430 BCX0\"> list of cloud assets: virtual machines (95% neglected VMs), containers, serverless functions, storage buckets (33% public), object stores, databases (38% exposed publicly), message queues, and edge services. This reduces hidden security gaps across cloud systems.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b63a873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b63a873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Configuration and architecture review<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a53f82f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a53f82f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW256930174 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256930174 BCX0\">Compare current settings against CIS Benchmarks or NIST controls. Look at network layout, service exposure, default configurations, and multi-account designs \u2014 key parts of evaluating cloud security controls.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-504a822 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"504a822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Identity and access management review<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a7fa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7a7fa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181040617 BCX0\">Examine accounts, roles (93% Kubernetes over-privileged service accounts), groups, policies (24% Lambda functions with\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW181040617 BCX0\">AdminAccess<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181040617 BCX0\">), and usage patterns. Focus on admin paths and cross-account access. Strengthening access controls is crucial for reducing security risks.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45df614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45df614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vulnerability and patch posture<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d3df3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68d3df3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW183769982 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183769982 BCX0\">Assess patch drift (58% organizations host 20+ year-old vulnerabilities) and known issues like Log4Shell remnants (32% assets unpatched &gt;180 days).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f78a7fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f78a7fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monitoring, detection, and response<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85914e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85914e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48747304 BCX0\">Confirm logs are centralized and actionable per CISA\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW48747304 BCX0\">SCuBA<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48747304 BCX0\">\u00a0mandates (13% assets spawn 1,000+ attack paths undetected).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a17c0 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76a17c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e76082e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e76082e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6 Critical Technical Signs to Watch For in Your Cloud Security Assessment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44067e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44067e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Inadequate Identity and Access Management (IAM)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89df7a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89df7a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206952162 BCX0\">Most cloud incidents involve identity abuse\u2014a stolen key, over-privileged role, or forgotten service account that nobody is watching. 89% of organizations\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206952162 BCX0\">retain<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206952162 BCX0\">\u00a0stale IAM credentials &gt;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206952162 BCX0\">90 days<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206952162 BCX0\">;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW206952162 BCX0\">non-human:human<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206952162 BCX0\">\u00a0identity ratio hits 50:1.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-622e115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"622e115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Warning signs include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a70878e elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a70878e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A long list of users or service principals with administrator or \"owner\" permissions.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/glossary\/mfa-multi-factor-authentication\/\">Multi-factor authentication<\/a> only partly rolled out, or not enforced for high-risk accounts.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Old access keys and accounts unused for months but remain active.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Broad, catch-all policies instead of narrowly scoped rights (\":\" actions or wildcards across services).<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c9b23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28c9b23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On AWS, that usually surfaces in IAM user and role reviews, Access Analyzer findings, and cross-account role assumptions. In Azure, you see it in Azure AD assignments, Privileged Identity Management, and app registrations. In GCP, it appears in project-level bindings and service account roles.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">During the assessment, focus on reducing standing privilege, cleaning up unused identities, and enforcing MFA consistently. Strong IAM\u00a0greatly <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/cybersecurity-101\/data-protection\/how-to-prevent-data-breach\/\">reduces\u00a0data breaches<\/a> and identity-related security\u00a0measures\u00a0failures.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55c24d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55c24d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Misconfigured Cloud Resources and Public Exposure<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-249e533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"249e533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW15582454 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15582454 BCX0\">76% of environments have public-facing assets enabling lateral movement. Misconfigurations are still the fastest route from \u00absecure enough\u00bb to \u00abheadline breach.\u00bb The pattern is familiar: a storage bucket, database, or admin interface that was supposed to be internal quietly ends up reachable from the internet, often for years.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49028a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49028a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Typical issues you should look for:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6a1e1b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e6a1e1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">S3 buckets or Blob Storage left public when they hold backups, logs, or customer data (33% public buckets).<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Databases and VMs with security groups wide open to 0.0.0.0\/0 on SSH\/RDP\/HTTP ports.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Critical services running default settings\u2014web apps, message queues, API gateways (82% unpatched).<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47fcf94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47fcf94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/cybersecurity-101\/cloud-security\/what-is-cloud-security-posture-management-cspm\/\">CSPM<\/a> tools make this easier to spot at scale, but even basic provider tools like AWS Config, Azure Policy, or Google Cloud&#8217;s Security Command Center will surface the biggest risks. The goal is\u00a0a short list\u00a0of exposed resources plus templates to stop the same mistakes.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The outcome of this part of the assessment should be clear: a list of specific resources that are more exposed than they should be, and a small set of patterns or templates to prevent the same problems from reappearing.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66424cfa e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66424cfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c27e32 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76c27e32\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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stop-color=\"#C00000\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Automate CIS\/NIST compliance checks<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"30\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 32\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M28.4233 16.5056C28.3177 16.1761 28.3177 15.8209 28.4233 15.4913L29.4568 12.3171C29.6744 11.6419 29.4344 10.8996 28.8585 10.4836L26.1578 8.51886C25.8794 8.31727 25.6683 8.02927 25.5627 7.69972L24.5291 4.52227C24.3115 3.84711 23.6811 3.38952 22.9676 3.38952H19.6302C19.2846 3.38952 18.9454 3.28074 18.6638 3.07594L15.9632 1.11445C15.3904 0.69525 14.6096 0.69525 14.0369 1.11445L11.333 3.07594C11.0546 3.28074 10.7154 3.38952 10.3699 3.38952H7.02926C6.31887 3.38952 5.68851 3.84711 5.4709 4.52548L4.43736 7.69972C4.33174 8.02927 4.12058 8.31727 3.839 8.52206L1.14152 10.4836C0.565577 10.8996 0.32559 11.6419 0.543196 12.3171L1.57673 15.4913C1.68232 15.8209 1.68232 16.1761 1.57673 16.5056L0.543196 19.6831C0.32559 20.3582 0.565577 21.1006 1.14152 21.5166L3.8422 23.4781C4.12058 23.6829 4.32858 23.9708 4.43736 24.3004L5.4677 27.4746C5.68851 28.153 6.31887 28.6106 7.02926 28.6106H10.3699C10.7154 28.6106 11.0514 28.7194 11.333 28.921L14.0369 30.8857C14.6096 31.3048 15.3904 31.3048 15.9632 30.8857L18.667 28.921C18.9454 28.7194 19.2846 28.6106 19.6302 28.6106H22.9708C23.6811 28.6106 24.3115 28.153 24.5291 27.4746L25.5627 24.3004C25.6683 23.9708 25.8794 23.6829 26.1578 23.4781L28.8585 21.5166C29.4344 21.1006 29.6744 20.3582 29.4568 19.6831L28.4233 16.5056ZM21.7132 12.8418C21.7132 13.2642 21.5468 13.661 21.2493 13.9586L14.9392 20.2654C14.6544 20.5502 14.2512 20.7134 13.8289 20.7134C13.4065 20.7134 13.0001 20.5502 12.7153 20.2654L8.74432 16.3008C8.13318 15.6897 8.13318 14.6913 8.74112 14.0738C9.33953 13.4754 10.3795 13.4754 10.9746 14.0706L13.8257 16.9216L19.019 11.7283C19.6173 11.1395 20.6605 11.1395 21.2493 11.7283C21.5468 12.0259 21.7132 12.4227 21.7132 12.8418Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_227_654)\"><\/path><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_227_654\" x1=\"15\" y1=\"0.800049\" x2=\"15\" y2=\"31.2\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#E55E06\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#C00000\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cut exposure with continuous monitoring <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321537fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"321537fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Halo-Datasheet-Cover.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37058\" alt=\"Halo Datasheet Cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Halo-Datasheet-Cover.webp 500w, https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Halo-Datasheet-Cover-249x300.webp 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d07fe95 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d07fe95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2aad14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2aad14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Unpatched and Neglected Cloud Assets<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1292c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f1292c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7421824 BCX0\">Cloud makes it easy to create\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7421824 BCX0\">new resources<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7421824 BCX0\">; it does not automatically\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW7421824 BCX0\">retire<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7421824 BCX0\">\u00a0them. Over time,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7421824 BCX0\">almost every<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7421824 BCX0\">\u00a0organization accumulates \u00abforgotten\u00bb assets: old test environments, one-off projects, manual workarounds that never got cleaned up (95% neglected VMs).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df0c9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6df0c9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Things to call out in the assessment:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-233b62e elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"233b62e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Operating systems that are beyond end-of-support or far behind on critical security updates (32% assets unpatched &gt;180 days).<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Known, easily exploitable vulnerabilities present in externally facing services (58% organizations host 20+ year-old vulns).<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Instances or containers that are not covered by your normal patching, configuration management, or <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/glossary\/endpoint-protection-platform-epp\/\">endpoint protection<\/a> tools.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Unused instances, snapshots, and volumes that contain real data but are not monitored.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7489c5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7489c5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW207171989 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207171989 BCX0\">A good approach is to treat this as both a hygiene issue and a design issue. Hygiene means tightening your asset inventory and patch\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW207171989 BCX0\">processes<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207171989 BCX0\"> so neglected workloads are less likely to slip through the net. Design means using automation and infrastructure as code so that test environments and temporary workloads are easy to tear down when they are no longer needed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1658001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1658001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Weak Data Protection and Encryption Practices<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a21670 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a21670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233265064 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233265064 BCX0\">Data protection is where security, privacy, and compliance all collide. During the assessment, you want a clear map of where sensitive data lives, how it is protected, and where those protections break down (38% sensitive databases exposed).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5fa535 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5fa535\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Questions to answer include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef7449b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ef7449b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Are storage services and databases that hold sensitive or regulated data using encryption at rest, and are keys managed appropriately?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Is traffic between users, services, and regions consistently protected with modern TLS, including internal service-to-service traffic where possible?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Who has the ability to read, export, or delete sensitive data, and is that access model deliberate or accidental?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Do you have basic <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/threatgeek\/data-protection\/what-is-data-classification\/\">data classification<\/a> in place, and does that classification drive technical controls?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d27355b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d27355b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Weaknesses here can turn an otherwise minor security incident into a major breach. If, for example, backups are not\u00a0encrypted\u00a0or logs\u00a0contain\u00a0large volumes of plain-text personal data, then a single misconfiguration can have regulatory consequences that far outweigh the immediate technical impact.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cloud-native key management services, tokenization, and <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/threatgeek\/data-protection\/data-loss-prevention-dlp\/\">DLP<\/a> can all help if they are used consistently. The assessment should highlight where that consistency breaks down.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94d7d38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94d7d38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Insufficient Monitoring, Logging, and Incident Response Preparation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88508e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88508e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW55414777 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55414777 BCX0\">If you cannot see what is happening in your cloud environment, you are effectively running blind. Logging and monitoring are what turn isolated configuration checks into an ongoing cloud security posture (13% assets spawn 1,000+ attack paths undetected).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96a6ed1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96a6ed1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When reviewing this area, look at:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c9d66d elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5c9d66d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Whether audit, activity, and access logs are enabled for core services and control planes, and how long they are retained.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How logs from different accounts, regions, and providers are collected and correlated.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What constitutes a \"high-priority\" alert, and how those alerts are routed and handled.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Whether your security operations team has tested playbooks that specifically address cloud scenarios, rather than only on-premise events.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa06b32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa06b32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW15594902 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15594902 BCX0\">It is also worth checking how quickly you could investigate a realistic cloud incident. <em><strong>For example, if someone reports suspicious behavior in a production workload, can you quickly trace which identity made which API calls, from where, and against which resources?<\/strong><\/em> If the answer is \u00abnot really,\u00bb the assessment should call that out as a concrete risk, not an abstract nice-to-have.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0466f40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0466f40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Complex or Inconsistent Cloud Security Policies and Governance<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47468b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47468b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW99937222 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW99937222 BCX0\">Finally, even strong technical controls can erode if they are not backed by clear, consistent governance. Many organizations have solid cloud security tooling but uneven adoption across teams and projects.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d330e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d330e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Signs that policy and governance need work:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133d10e elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"133d10e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Different business units using different patterns for basic things like network layout, IAM roles, and logging\u2014even within the same provider.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cloud security standards that look good on paper but do not appear in templates, pipelines, or guardrails.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Assessments that repeat the same findings quarter after quarter because ownership and follow-through are unclear.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Limited alignment with recognized frameworks such as NIST, CSA CCM, or CIS, making it harder to explain your posture to auditors or leadership.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68203e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68203e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW162958331 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162958331 BCX0\">During the assessment, it helps to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162958331 BCX0\">identify<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162958331 BCX0\"> not just gaps, but also the minimum set of shared patterns your organization will commit to across all cloud environments. That might include a standard landing zone design, a small number of approved IAM patterns, and a single, agreed-upon checklist for future assessments.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3118ac2 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3118ac2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c964a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33c964a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Companies Assess Risk Across Multiple Cloud Providers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c562bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c562bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW133703002 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133703002 BCX0\">Most organizations now rely on more than one cloud provider, even if that was not the original plan. That reality adds another layer of complexity to risk assessment: the basic concepts are the same, but each platform has its own tools and its own quirks.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f23e455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f23e455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A practical multi-cloud assessment usually combines:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf502ef elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"cf502ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A central view from a <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/cybersecurity-101\/cloud-security\/cnapp-vs-cspm-vs-cwpp\/\">CSPM or CNAPP<\/a> platform that normalizes misconfigurations, identity risks, and exposure across providers.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Native services such as AWS Config, Azure Policy, and Google Cloud Security Command Center for deep, provider-specific insights.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A single, shared framework (for example, NIST CSF plus CSA CCM) to describe risk management in a way that makes sense to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e5a26c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e5a26c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238454741 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238454741 BCX0\">The\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238454741 BCX0\">objective<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238454741 BCX0\"> is to be able to answer simple questions\u2014like \u00abwhere are we most exposed today?\u00bb or \u00abwhat changed since the last assessment?\u00bb\u2014without having to manually stitch together three separate pictures every time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82e6f30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82e6f30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where Fidelis Halo<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Makes Multi-Cloud Assessments Easier<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f76d1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f76d1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Multi-cloud means juggling different consoles and configs across AWS, Azure, and GCP. <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/fidelis-halo-cloud-native-application-protection-platform-cnapp\/\">Fidelis Halo<\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> cuts through that by auto-discovering assets everywhere through native APIs\u2014no agents needed. It normalizes the risks into one dashboard, runs CIS benchmarks plus HIPAA\/PCI checks, spots exposure paths, and pings the right system owners with fix instructions.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Teams using it say assessments become faster and scale better since you&#8217;re not stitching reports together manually.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0dffe1 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e0dffe1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-070ac9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"070ac9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Complete Cloud Security Assessment Checklist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f9abb elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"17f9abb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Phase 1: Discovery<\/b> <ul> <li>Inventory all workloads<\/li> <li>Map sensitive data flows<\/li> <li>Document account structure<\/li> <\/ul><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Phase 2: Technical Assessment<\/b> <ul> <li>IAM audit (privilege\/MFA)<\/li> <li>Network exposure scan<\/li> <li>Vulnerability scan (CVSS\u22657)<\/li> <li>Penetration testing<\/li> <\/ul><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Phase 3: Governance &amp; Operations<\/b> <ul> <li>Policy standardization<\/li> <li>Incident response validation<\/li> <li>Business continuity testing<\/li> <li>Continuous monitoring<\/li> <\/ul><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c301e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74c301e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Making Cloud Security Assessments Work Long-Term<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f873979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f873979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A single assessment report gathers dust. Real progress comes from treating it like a quarterly pulse check\u2014track fixes, feed findings into CI\/CD and\u00a0IaC\u00a0templates,\u00a0make\u00a0\u00absecure by default\u00bb the norm instead of after-the-fact cleanup.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Done consistently, your team stops chasing the same fires. Leadership sees risk trends instead of snapshots. Auditors move on to harder questions. And late at night, you know your cloud can handle whatever 2026 throws at it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b89f7c3 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b89f7c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-515f68c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"515f68c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Ask Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d5b3ff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-accordion\" data-id=\"3d5b3ff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"eael-adv-accordion\" id=\"eael-adv-accordion-3d5b3ff7\" data-scroll-on-click=\"no\" data-scroll-speed=\"300\" data-accordion-id=\"3d5b3ff7\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-toogle-speed=\"300\">\n            <div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"how-often-should-organizations-perform-a-cloud-security-assessment\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header active-default\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1021\"><h3 class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">How often should organizations perform a cloud security assessment?<\/h3><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1021\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix active-default\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-labelledby=\"how-often-should-organizations-perform-a-cloud-security-assessment\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW105651242 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW105651242 BCX0\">Most mature teams perform assessments quarterly. High-change environments or regulated industries may require monthly assessments to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW105651242 BCX0\">maintain<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW105651242 BCX0\"> compliance and reduce emerging risks.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"do-cloud-security-assessments-help-with-compliance-audits\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"2\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1022\"><h3 class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Do cloud security assessments help with compliance audits?<\/h3><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1022\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" aria-labelledby=\"do-cloud-security-assessments-help-with-compliance-audits\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW172577022 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW172577022 BCX0\">Yes. Assessments map misconfigurations, identity risks, and gaps against frameworks like CIS, NIST, and CSA, making audit preparation faster and reducing last-minute remediation work.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"can-smaller-teams-perform-effective-cloud-security-assessments-without-dedicated-cloud-security-engineers\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"3\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1023\"><h3 class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Can smaller teams perform effective cloud security assessments without dedicated cloud security engineers?<\/h3><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1023\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" aria-labelledby=\"can-smaller-teams-perform-effective-cloud-security-assessments-without-dedicated-cloud-security-engineers\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW139081092 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139081092 BCX0\">Yes. Automated posture management tools, predefined CIS benchmarks, and managed detection services help small teams\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139081092 BCX0\">maintain<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139081092 BCX0\"> strong cloud hygiene with limited resources.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the critical signs of weak cloud security, misconfigurations, IAM risks, and multi-cloud exposure. 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