Common signs: unclear who has access, public storage and cloud security warnings. Usual causes: fast growth, admin access for everyone and manual changes. What we do: read-only review against CIS Benchmarks. What you get: ranked findings and fix steps.
Our cloud misconfiguration audit finds the settings that most often lead to cloud breaches: public storage, open database ports, over-permissive IAM roles, unused access keys and disabled logging. A Codersarts engineer reviews your AWS, Azure or Google Cloud account with read-only access, checks it against CIS Benchmarks and gives you a ranked fix list. Fixed price from $199 with 1-day delivery.
Cloud Misconfiguration Audit at a Glance
Item | Details |
|---|---|
Starting price | $199 for one cloud account |
Delivery | 1 day for one account |
Clouds | AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud |
Access | Read-only: no changes without your approval |
Benchmarks | CIS Benchmarks for each cloud provider |
What you get | Ranked findings with console, CLI and Terraform fixes |
Revisions | One revision round included |
What Is a Cloud Misconfiguration?
A cloud misconfiguration is a setting in your cloud account that exposes data or access by mistake, such as a public storage bucket, a database open to the internet, an admin role given to everyone, or audit logging switched off. Your cloud provider secures its infrastructure, but these settings are your responsibility.
Signs You Need a Cloud Audit
Your cloud account grew fast and nobody has reviewed it
Several people or services have full admin access
Former team members may still have keys
AWS Security Hub, Azure Defender or Google Security Command Center shows warnings you don't understand
A cloud bill spike made you wonder who else is using your account
Why Cloud Misconfigurations Happen
Speed over setup
Resources are created quickly in the console and never reviewed.
Admin by default
Giving everyone admin access avoids permission errors but removes protection.
Long-lived keys
Access keys are created for scripts and never rotated or removed.
Logging left off
Audit logs aren't enabled, so nobody can see what changed.
Quick Checks You Can Try First
Turn on MFA for the root or owner account and every admin user.
Check storage buckets for public access and turn on block public access where available.
Remove security group or firewall rules that allow 0.0.0.0/0 to databases or SSH.
Delete access keys that haven't been used in 90 days.
If the problem remains, our engineers take it from there.
How We Audit Your Cloud
Access. You grant read-only access, such as the AWS SecurityAudit policy.
Scan. We run posture checks against CIS Benchmarks.
Review. We manually review IAM, network exposure and data storage.
Rank. We rank findings by exposure and impact.
Report. We write fixes for the console, CLI and Terraform.
Fix (optional). We apply fixes with your approval in a higher package.
What You Get
A ranked list of misconfigurations
CIS Benchmark results for your account
Fix steps for console, CLI and Terraform
Least-privilege IAM recommendations
A short summary for managers or customers
Example result (illustrative)
A SaaS team's AWS account had a public S3 bucket of customer exports, an RDS database open to the internet and 6 unused admin access keys. All were closed in one day, and CloudTrail logging was enabled across regions.
What Is Included and Not Included
Included | Not included |
|---|---|
One AWS account, Azure subscription or GCP project | Many accounts (priced per account) |
IAM, storage, network, logging and encryption checks | Application penetration testing |
Fix steps for each finding | Applying fixes (available in the higher package) |
One revision round | Continuous monitoring |
Pricing for a Cloud Misconfiguration Audit
Package | Best for | Starting at | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
Account audit | One cloud account, read-only review | $199 | 1 day |
Audit and fix | Audit plus fixes applied with your approval | $599 | 3 days |
Multi-account | Several accounts or clouds | Custom quote | Agreed with you |
You get a fixed quote after we review your setup. You approve the scope before any payment.
Who This Is For
Startups whose cloud account grew without a review
Teams preparing for SOC 2 or ISO 27001
Founders who inherited a cloud setup from an agency
Companies after a security warning or bill spike
What We Need From You
Read-only access to the account in scope
A list of the main services you run
Who should have admin access
Any compliance goals
Code and data privacy
We sign an NDA on request, work with read-only access wherever possible, and never keep copies of your data after delivery. You own all code, reports and notes.
Key Terms Explained
IAM: identity and access management, who can do what in your cloud
CIS Benchmarks: widely used secure configuration standards for cloud platforms
Least privilege: giving each user or service only the access it needs
Security group: a cloud firewall controlling network access to resources
Common Mistakes We Avoid
Asking for admin access to run an audit
Fixing issues by hand without recording them in infrastructure as code
Deleting access keys without checking what uses them
Ignoring disabled audit logs
Need More Than One Fix?
Need a full cloud security assessment across accounts, Kubernetes and workloads? See Cloud Security.
Related Tasks
Leaked API Keys & Secrets Cleanup if cloud keys were exposed
Vulnerability Scan & Fix Report for servers and apps
Cloudflare WAF Setup to protect public endpoints
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you need admin access?
No. We use read-only access, such as the AWS SecurityAudit policy, Azure Reader or the Google Cloud Security Reviewer role.
Which clouds do you audit?
AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.
What is the most common cloud misconfiguration?
Public storage and over-permissive access, followed by databases open to the internet and missing MFA on admin accounts.
Can this reduce our cloud bill?
Often. Unused resources found during the audit can be removed.
Find Out What's Exposed in Your Cloud
Most cloud incidents start with a setting nobody meant to leave open. Grant read-only access and a Codersarts engineer will find it.