15/10/2026
Your application runs in the cloud. Which security controls are actually being assessed?
The environment includes managed databases, cloud storage, application services, service identities and several integrations.
The cloud provider operates parts of the underlying platform.
Your organization configures and uses the services.
The exact division of responsibility depends on the service, but the assessment still needs a clear understanding of the controls relevant to your deployment.
A pe*******on test against the public application may provide valuable evidence about that application.
It may leave other important questions unanswered.
For example:
- How are permissions assigned to users and service identities?
- Which storage resources are accessible, and to whom?
- How are development and production environments separated?
- How are secrets handled?
- Which security events are available for investigation?
Some questions are best addressed through application testing. Others may require an agreed configuration review, architecture review or a combination of assessment methods.
That should be discussed before the scope is finalized.
Cloud security assessment is a broad description. Clients should understand the accounts, subscriptions, projects, services and control areas included in the work.
They should also understand what access the assessors need and how missing access will affect coverage.
At Logisek, these are important questions to bring into the scoping discussion.
The assessment method should fit the security question you need answered and the controls your organization actually manages.