Cloud Security Audit: AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Under Control
1. Introduction Cloud security auditing has become a necessity for any company operating in AWS, Azure or Google Cloud: the cloud is secure, but the configuration rarely is. An open S3 bucket, an overly permissive IAM policy or a poorly segmented network can expose customer data without anyone noticing. In this article we explain what a cloud security audit consists of, what is reviewed and what deliverables your company should receive. The incidents of 2025-2026 confirm it: most cloud breaches are not caused by platform vulnerabilities but by misconfigurations. A cloud security audit detects these failures before attackers do, and …
AWS Security: Taking Control of IAM and S3 Buckets
1. Introduction AWS security IAM and S3 is, arguably, the cloud area responsible for the largest number of data exposure incidents in recent years. Every week there are reports of open buckets, leaked credentials and users with excessive privileges that end up compromising entire accounts. The good news is that, in most cases, these are avoidable mistakes when you apply clear AWS security IAM and S3 criteria from day one. This article is not a theoretical manual: it is a practical guide with real policies, AWS CLI commands you can run in your test account and an audit workflow that …

