AWS Security Assessment
A focused review of how your AWS accounts are secured, with findings ranked by risk and a plan your team can act on.
Why it matters
Small settings, big exposure
In AWS, a single setting can expose data or give an account more access than it needs. As environments grow, those settings are easy to lose track of. An AWS security assessment checks how your accounts are configured, explains the risks in plain English and ranks them, so you know what to fix first.
Scope
What an assessment typically looks at
AccessIdentity and permissions
NetworkNetwork exposure
DataData protection
VisibilityLogging and monitoring
PatchingServers and updates
ComplianceFramework alignment
Process
How it works
Scope
Agree the scope
We agree which AWS accounts and services are in scope, and which frameworks matter to you.
Review
Check the setup
We review configurations using AWS’s own security tools and manual checks.
Findings
Rank the risks
Each finding is ranked by severity and business impact, in plain English.
Walkthrough
Plan the fixes
We walk leadership and your technical team through the results and a prioritized plan.
Fit
Who it’s for
- Businesses that store customer or regulated data in AWS
- Organizations answering customer security questionnaires about their cloud environment
- Internal IT teams that want an independent check of their AWS security
- Leadership that wants to understand cloud risk without a full-time security team
Working toward CMMC? The assessment covers your AWS accounts only. For the full picture, including a NIST SP 800-171 review, your controlled unclassified information (CUI) boundary and a prioritized roadmap, ask about a Balancelogic CMMC Readiness Review.
Need a broader security picture beyond AWS? See our cybersecurity assessments. For a review across all six Well-Architected pillars, see our AWS Well-Architected Review.
We can also help you find out whether AWS credit or funding programs apply to your project. Eligibility and terms are set by AWS.
AWS Select Tier Partner. AWS Well-Architected. Our cloud team holds AWS, Microsoft Azure and CompTIA Cloud+ certifications. Bill Campbell, CEO, CISSP, CSCP.
Our work supports your compliance program. It doesn’t guarantee compliance, certification, or assessment results.
Working together
How it fits with your IT provider
Balancelogic is a Managed Technology Provider (MTP). We own the plan; your IT team or provider keeps running the environment day to day. Owning the technology function and managing technology are complementary roles. The findings come with a plan your team, your provider or our cloud team can carry out.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Short, straight answers. If yours isn’t here, ask us directly.
Call 301-396-8455 or email sales@balancelogic.com.
Book a free sessionAn AWS security assessment goes deeper on security: access, network exposure, data protection and logging. A Well-Architected Review covers all six pillars of the AWS framework, including reliability and cost, with security as one of them.
Access is agreed during scoping. Assessments typically work from temporary, read-only access.
Yes. We can show how findings relate to the framework you follow, including NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC Level 2 requirements for defense contractors. Compliance support for HIPAA, NIST, SOC 2 and PCI DSS. The assessment supports your compliance program; it isn’t a certification or an audit. Certification assessments are conducted by an authorized third party, such as a Certified Third-Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO).
Yes, as a separate project, or your IT team or provider can make the changes using the plan. Balancelogic partners with our sister company ITAssurance℠ when ongoing managed IT, cybersecurity, and operational support are needed.
Close the loop on your cloud.
Not sure how secure your AWS setup is? Tell us which accounts you run and what you need to answer to, and we’ll talk through what an assessment would cover.