Infrastructure Security Audit
The cloud is not secure by default. Under the shared-responsibility model, everything above the platform – identity, network, data and workloads – is yours to secure. Misconfiguration, not provider failure, is the number-one cause of cloud breaches. And with AI now in the hands of attackers, those weaknesses are found and weaponised faster than any human team can patch them. The infrastructure layer is where the breach happens – and where it has to be stopped.
The Infrastructure Security Audit is a packaged, fixed-scope assessment of your cloud infrastructure – Azure, AWS or hybrid. We benchmark 50 control checks across seven domains against CIS, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53 and UAE NESA / DFSA, think like an attacker, and hand you a prioritised roadmap to close the gaps – in six to eight weeks.
Why the infrastructure layer
What we audit
50 control checks across seven security domains, benchmarked against CIS, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, UAE NESA and DFSA. Not a checkbox exercise – we adopt an attacker’s mindset to find what automated scans miss.
Identity & Access Management
Entra ID / RBAC, MFA, Privileged Identity Management, conditional access, break-glass accounts, least privilege.
Network & Perimeter
Firewall policy, NSGs, segmentation, Bastion, private endpoints, TLS and intrusion prevention.
Data Protection & Storage
Encryption at rest and in transit, Key Vault, immutable backup, data classification.
Workload & Endpoint Security
VM hardening, patch and vulnerability management, Defender for Endpoint coverage.
Monitoring, Logging & Compliance
Defender for Cloud, Sentinel SIEM, diagnostic logging, Secure Score.
DevOps & Container Security
AKS, image scanning, pipeline and infrastructure-as-code security, secrets management.
Incident Response & Resilience
SIEM use cases, SOAR playbooks, incident-response plan, regulatory reporting readiness.
How it works – a six to eight week engagement
- Planning & kickoff – confirm scope, obtain read-only access, agree the project charter.
- Discovery – inventory assets, baseline identity and network, interview your cloud-ops and security teams.
- Technical assessment – deep review of all 50 controls with an attacker’s mindset, evidence captured for every finding.
- Risk analysis – score findings by likelihood and impact, map to every framework, build the risk register.
- Reporting – executive summary, technical findings, compliance matrix and prioritised remediation roadmap.
- Knowledge transfer – workshops so your team can sustain and extend the improvements.
Read-only access throughout. No exploitation, no disruption to production.
What you get
- Executive summary – CXO-level, with a risk heatmap and compliance posture.
- Technical findings report – every finding with evidence, impact, fix and severity.
- Compliance mapping matrix – CIS, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, NESA and DFSA.
- Risk register – trackable, ready for your GRC process.
- Remediation roadmap – prioritised from quick wins to strategic fixes.
- Two knowledge-transfer workshops – one executive, one technical deep-dive.
A packaged offer, priced by footprint
Fixed scope. Fixed deliverables. A predictable six-to-eight-week timeline. No open-ended consulting. Pricing scales with the size of your environment – subscriptions, workloads and services in scope – so you pay for the footprint we actually assess.
Essential
Single subscription, small footprint.
Business
Multi-subscription, standard enterprise footprint.
Enterprise
Large or regulated footprint, multiple regions.
Why 10ⁿ Tech
An attacker’s mindset, not a checklist. GCC compliance fluency – NESA and DFSA, not just CIS. Microsoft-native tooling depth across Defender for Cloud, Sentinel and Entra ID. And vendor-neutral findings: we report what we see, we don’t sell you the products we audit.
Frequently asked questions
What is an infrastructure security audit?
A structured assessment of your cloud environment – identity, network, data, workloads, monitoring, DevOps and incident response – against recognised benchmarks such as CIS, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, UAE NESA and DFSA. It finds misconfigurations and gaps before attackers do and hands you a prioritised remediation roadmap.
Is the cloud secure by default?
No. Under the shared-responsibility model the provider secures the platform, but everything above it – your identities, networks, data and workloads – is your responsibility. Misconfiguration, not provider failure, is a leading cause of cloud breaches.
Which cloud platforms and compliance frameworks do you cover?
Azure, AWS and hybrid environments. Findings are mapped to CIS benchmarks, ISO/IEC 27001, NIST SP 800-53, UAE NESA IAS and Dubai DFSA, so the report doubles as compliance evidence.
How long does the audit take and what do we receive?
Six to eight weeks. You receive an executive summary, a technical findings report, a compliance mapping matrix, a risk register and a prioritised remediation roadmap, plus two knowledge-transfer workshops.
How is the audit priced?
It is a packaged, fixed-scope offer priced by the size of your infrastructure footprint – the number of subscriptions, workloads and services in scope – across three tiers: Essential, Business and Enterprise.
Will the audit disrupt our production systems?
No. We work with read-only access and run no exploitation or intrusive scans. The assessment is non-disruptive and coordinated with your team throughout.
