Point-in-Time Penetration Testing
Raxis Strike
A fixed window, full depth, a report you can hand to an auditor.
Best when you have a migration, an audit, or a first test to get right.
Cloud Penetration Testing Services (AWS, Azure, GCP)
One key. Admin in three hops.
A developer leaks one access key with almost no permissions. A senior U.S. engineer walks it from role to role to the data, by hand. AWS, Azure, or GCP. When we reach what matters, we leave a card.
- Access key AKIA…7QF2 Read-only. In a public repo. Compliant
- Role dev-service Scoped to one account. Compliant
- Role ci-deploy Trusts the whole org. Compliant
- Reached AdministratorAccess Every bucket. Every account. Admin in 3 hops. Critical.
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sts:AssumeRoleThe permission that opened each hop - Compliant What a scan sees, role by role
Nothing replaces skill. Illustrative chain. Not one role was misconfigured on its own.
IAM & Identity
Overprivileged roles, loose trust policies, and escalation paths across AWS IAM, Entra ID, and GCP Cloud IAM.
Storage & Data Exposure
Buckets and Blob containers that leak data, or take writes from anyone who asks.
Compute & Serverless
EC2, Azure VMs, Lambda, and Cloud Functions: exposed metadata, weak configuration, exploitable workloads.
Network & VPC
Security groups, VPC peering, and the services that let an attacker move sideways once inside.
Hybrid Attack Paths
The seams between cloud and on-prem, where synced identities open doors neither side sees alone.
Manual Exploitation
We chain findings by hand and prove impact, instead of listing misconfigurations.
Overprivileged IAM Roles
Far more access than the job needs, turning one key into the whole account.
Public Storage Buckets
Customer data and backups, one URL from the internet.
Exposed Access Keys
Long-lived keys in a repo, an app bundle, or an environment variable.
Weak Identity Federation
Misconfigured SSO and directory sync that bridge on-prem to cloud, or tenant to tenant.
Unrestricted Security Groups
Management ports and internal services open to the world.
Forgotten Environments
Abandoned test accounts, unmonitored and fully exploitable.
Penetration Testing as a Service
Raxis Attack
Unlimited manual testing all year, findings live the moment we confirm them.
Best when your accounts change faster than an annual test can follow.
Executive Summary
A concise readout for leadership and auditors.
Technical Findings
Each with a severity rating, reproduction steps, and clear remediation.
Attack Storyboard
The whole path, from the key we found to the data it reached.
Included Retest
We verify your fixes and deliver a clean final report, at no extra cost.
FAQ: Cloud & VPC Penetration Testing
What is cloud penetration testing?
It is a test of your cloud environment run from the position a real attacker would hold: a leaked access key, an overprivileged role, or a foothold in one service. From there our engineers try to escalate privileges, reach sensitive data, and move between accounts and services the way an intruder would across AWS, Azure, GCP, and beyond.
How is cloud penetration testing different from a network pentest?
A network pentest focuses on hosts, services, and segmentation. Cloud testing centers on identity and configuration: IAM roles, storage permissions, key management, and the trust between services. The most serious cloud findings are rarely unpatched software; they are misconfigurations that hand an attacker access the moment they get one credential.
How is this different from a cloud security posture scan?
A posture scan (CSPM) flags settings that deviate from a baseline. A Raxis cloud pentest takes those findings and proves what they mean: we chain a public bucket, an exposed key, and an overprivileged role into a demonstrated path to your data. We remove false positives and show real impact, not a list of yellow warnings.
Which cloud platforms do you test?
AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud are the platforms we test most often. We also test Salesforce, hybrid and on-premises deployments, and providers such as DigitalOcean, Linode, and IBM Cloud. Multi-cloud and hybrid environments are the norm, and we assess your full footprint in a single engagement.
Do we need our cloud provider’s permission to test?
For AWS, Azure, and GCP, most penetration testing on your own resources no longer requires advance approval, though each provider draws a line at certain activities such as denial-of-service and testing shared infrastructure. We know where those lines are, keep testing inside policy, and help you file a notification for the rare cases that still need one.
How do you access our cloud or VPC environment?
We deploy a virtual Transporter directly into your VPC, hybrid, or private cloud, so testing runs from inside your environment the way a compromised workload would see it. For configuration and identity review we also use scoped, read-appropriate API credentials you provision. Setup takes minutes and there is no hardware to ship.
Do you test from outside, with credentials, or both?
Both, and the combination tells the fuller story. We start unauthenticated to find what is exposed to the internet, then run an assumed-breach test with a low-privilege identity to measure how far one leaked key or phished account can reach. Testing the escalation path is where cloud engagements find their highest-impact issues.
Will testing disrupt our production environment?
It is very unlikely. We avoid disruptive techniques by default, flag anything fragile during kickoff, and can test against a staging environment or inside a maintenance window when that fits better. Our goal is to prove risk, not to break your workloads.
Can you test our hybrid environment alongside on-premises systems?
Yes, and it is often where the real risk lives. Synced directories, federated logins, and trust relationships between cloud and on-prem create attack paths neither side sees alone. We test the seams, showing how a foothold in one environment opens the door to the other. This pairs naturally with a Raxis internal network penetration test.
How often should we run a cloud penetration test?
At least once a year, and after any major change such as a new platform, a migration, or a significant architecture shift. Cloud environments change faster than traditional networks, so many teams pair an annual point-in-time test with continuous coverage through Raxis Attack to catch drift as it happens.
How long does a cloud penetration test take?
Most cloud engagements run one to three weeks, including reporting. The range depends on the number of accounts, subscriptions, or projects in scope and how many services and identities each one holds. We give you a firm timeline once scope is set.
Does cloud testing help with compliance?
Yes. Cloud penetration testing supports PCI DSS, SOC 2, HIPAA, GLBA, ISO 27001, and CMMC, and it is increasingly expected by cyber insurance underwriters. Raxis reports are written to satisfy auditors and include an attestation letter you can share with customers and partners.
What drives the cost?
Scope is the main factor: the number of cloud accounts, the platforms involved, and the count of services and identities in play. Contact us for a quote sized to your environment.
Who performs the testing?
Senior US-based Raxis engineers holding certifications such as OSCP and OSCE. No outsourcing, and no junior testers learning on your environment.