Cloud Security Scanning: Catch Misconfigurations Between VAPT Cycles
Most teams run a VAPT every six months or once a year. If a misconfiguration shows up a week after that audit, an open port, a missing MFA setting, a database running without high availability, it can sit unnoticed until the next cycle rolls around, months later. This scans AWS, Azure, and GCP accounts continuously across multiple services, flagging issues like these as they appear, with a basic-level recommendation so your team can decide what to do.
What Does This Actually Check For?
This continuously scans connected AWS, Azure, and GCP accounts for misconfigurations across multiple services: risky IAM or policy settings, servers such as RDS or ElastiCache running without high availability, open ports, users without MFA enabled, and inactive user accounts that were never removed, among other checks. Each finding comes with a basic-level recommendation, so the decision on how to act stays with your DevOps team.
Why a Once- or Twice-a-Year VAPT Isn't Enough
The gap between audits
If a misconfiguration appears in mid-January and the last VAPT was done in January, it may not surface until the next one, months later.
Configuration drift
Cloud accounts change constantly, and a safe setup today can become a misconfiguration next week.
Manual checks don't scale
Reviewing HA status, open ports, MFA, and inactive users individually across AWS, Azure, and GCP takes real effort to do consistently.
Silent risk
A database without HA, an open port, or a user without MFA often goes unnoticed until something actually breaks.
What This Typically Covers
Continuous scanning acts as your safety net between VAPT cycles, identifying critical gaps immediately.
Policy & Access Checks
Flags risky IAM and policy configurations, along with user accounts that remain active without MFA enabled.
High-Availability Checks
Flags services such as RDS or ElastiCache running without high availability configured.
Network Exposure
Flags open ports and other network-level exposure across connected accounts.
Inactive User Detection
Flags user accounts that haven't logged in but were never removed.
Benefits of Scanner
Immediate Alerts
Issues get caught close to when they happen, not on the next scheduled VAPT months away.
Multi-Cloud Coverage
Coverage across multiple services in AWS, Azure, and GCP, not just one provider or resource type.
Actionable Advice
A basic-level recommendation on every finding, so the decision to act stays with your team.
How We Set Up Scanner
Connect
Connect AWS, Azure, and GCP accounts for scanning.
Baseline Scan
Run a baseline scan across accounts and services.
Review Issues
Review flagged issues: HA status, open ports, MFA, inactive users, and policy settings.
Continuous Catch
Let recurring scans catch new issues as they appear between VAPT cycles.
Security and DevOps teams currently relying on a six-month or annual VAPT, and anyone who wants visibility into what changed since the last formal audit, get the most value from continuous scanning.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Relying only on a periodic VAPT and assuming nothing changes in the months between audits.
- Treating every finding as something to fix immediately, instead of prioritizing by actual risk.
- Scanning one cloud provider closely while leaving others unchecked.
Scanner Best Practices
- Treat this as a complement to VAPT, not a replacement, closing the gap between formal audits.
- Use the basic-level recommendation as a starting point, and let the team decide the right fix for each finding.
- Review HA, MFA, and inactive-user findings on a regular cadence, not just after an incident.
Before and After
Without continuous scanning, a misconfiguration that appears in mid-January can sit unnoticed until the next VAPT cycle, months later. With it, the same issue is flagged close to when it actually appears, with a basic recommendation, so the team can decide what to do right away.
Where It Fits Into Your Existing Stack
This complements your periodic VAPT rather than replacing it, and shares the same connected AWS, Azure, and GCP accounts used by monitoring and backup.
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If your last VAPT feels like it might have already missed something, continuous scanning can close that gap. Get in touch to see it run against your AWS, Azure, and GCP accounts.