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Cloud Security Advisory
Cloud adoption is moving faster than security maturity. KairosVector provides cloud security advisory that helps organisations protect cloud environments, reduce operational risk, address regulatory obligations, and secure complex technology estates.
Cloud Security Framework
Providers
AWS · Azure · Google Cloud · Multi-cloud
Security Focus
Identity · Data · Workloads · Configuration · Monitoring
Frameworks
NIST CSF · ISO 27001 · SOC 2 · Sector Requirements
Architecture
Cloud-native · Hybrid · Distributed Workloads
Cloud Security Focus
Reduce cloud risk while preserving delivery speed, resilience, and operational flexibility.
Cloud Security Approach
Build security into cloud architecture, identity, data protection, workload controls, monitoring, resilience, and governance rather than treating cloud security as a separate technical layer.
What It Is
Understanding
Cloud Security
Cloud security protects identities, data, workloads, applications, infrastructure, and operational processes across cloud environments. It must account for shared-responsibility models, rapidly changing resources, distributed architectures, and the controls required to maintain visibility and resilience.
The practical work starts with understanding the cloud estate, mapping identities and data flows, assessing configuration and architecture risk, establishing monitoring and response capabilities, and translating security requirements into controls teams can operate.
How Our Cloud Security Advisory Works
Phase 01
Discover
Map current cloud footprint, identify shadow resources, assess existing controls, and understand business drivers and constraints.
Phase 02
Assess
Evaluate architecture against risk appetite, identify critical gaps, benchmark against industry practices, and prioritise based on impact.
Phase 03
Design
Develop target architecture, define control patterns, create implementation roadmaps, and establish governance mechanisms.
Phase 04
Enable
Support implementation, transfer knowledge, refine controls based on operational feedback, and establish continuous improvement.
Cloud Security for Critical Infrastructure
organisations operating critical infrastructure face distinct cloud security challenges where availability, operational safety, data protection, and regulatory compliance intersect.
Industrial organisations use cloud platforms for analytics, monitoring, and optimization, but connectivity must not compromise physical operations. We design architectures that maintain IT/OT separation, protect safety-critical data, and support controlled modernization.
- OT-to-cloud connectivity and data diode architectures
- Safety-critical data integrity and availability controls
- Regulatory engagement and cloud technology education
- Gradual migration strategies that preserve operational continuity
Cloud Security FAQs
Do you work with a specific cloud provider, or are you provider-agnostic?
We are provider-agnostic and work across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, multi-cloud, and hybrid environments. Our focus is on security architecture, governance, and controls that fit your operating context.
Our organisation is only partway through cloud migration. Is it too early to engage?
No. Earlier security input can reduce costly changes later. We can support planning, active migration, or improvement of an environment already in production.
How does cloud security advisory differ from a standard penetration test or technical audit?
Penetration tests and audits assess specific controls or current conditions. Advisory looks more broadly at architecture, operating models, and governance so security can remain effective as the environment changes. The two approaches are complementary.
We already have a cloud security team internally. Where does advisory add value?
Advisory provides independent perspective, cross-sector experience, and an external challenge to established assumptions. We can also help teams communicate risk, build investment cases, and strengthen governance.
Can you help us meet specific regulatory requirements in the cloud?
Yes. We map frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and sector requirements to practical cloud controls and evidence workflows. We can also address data residency and sovereignty constraints. We do not provide legal advice.
How do you approach cloud security for OT-connected environments?
OT-to-cloud connectivity requires controls from both domains. We focus on safe data flows, strict identity controls, appropriate isolation, and resilience that reflects the operational impact of cloud disruption.
Strengthen Your Cloud Security Posture with KairosVector
Tell us about your cloud environment, priorities, and constraints. We can identify where cloud security advisory can reduce risk and strengthen your security posture.