IAM and root review
Root MFA, unused users, old access keys, and risky role trust policies found through the credential report and Access Analyzer.
The Problem
Your AWS Account Grew Faster Than Anyone Reviewed It
It shows up when a customer questionnaire, an investor's diligence list, or a surprise bill makes someone ask who can reach what in your AWS account.
Access keys
A contractor's IAM access key still works months later.
Access keys
The credential report flags stale keys, and each one is listed for revoking.
Open SSH
A security group allows SSH from anywhere on the internet.
Open SSH
Security groups get checked for open admin and database ports in every region.
Shared snapshots
A database snapshot is shared more widely than intended.
Shared snapshots
Public and cross-account snapshots get found, along with account-level public access blocks.
Patchy logging
CloudTrail records one region and skips the rest.
Patchy logging
CloudTrail, AWS Config, and GuardDuty get checked in every region and account.
Your AWS account started with one developer and your root login. Now it runs production, staging, and a few experiments nobody remembers starting. An IAM user created for a contractor still has an active access key. One security group allows SSH from anywhere, because it fixed a deploy once. A snapshot of the production database is shared more widely than anyone intended. CloudTrail runs in your main region, but not in the others. Nobody has looked at the whole account at once.
We start with a read-only audit role, so nobody shares keys or console passwords. Then we check every enabled region, not only the one you deploy to, because forgotten resources tend to hide in quiet regions. Security Hub CSPM and Prowler score the account against the CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark, and we verify each finding by hand. You end up with ranked fixes and steps, not a raw export of every failed check.
Read-only from day one
Your audit runs through a role with AWS's SecurityAudit policy, so nothing in your account changes.
Every region, not just one
Your audit covers every enabled region, where forgotten instances and open security groups often sit.
Ranked fixes with steps
Each finding comes with its risk, the resource affected, and console or CLI steps to fix it.
Our AWS Security Audit Services Process
From Read-Only Role to Ranked Fix List in Five Steps
You create one read-only role, watch nothing change, review findings verified by hand, and walk through the fixes with the engineer who found them.
You tell us how many accounts you run, what's in production, and what prompted the audit. You get a fixed scope and price. If AWS's own Security Hub CSPM checks would answer your question, we'll say so before we quote.
What's Included
What You Get With an AWS Cloud Security Audit
You get your identities, security groups, storage, and logging checked in every region and scored against CIS. Findings arrive verified by hand, in a report your team can act on.
Compare Options
DeveloperLook vs a DIY Security Hub Scan vs a Freelancer
Turning on Security Hub CSPM yourself is cheap and fast, and a freelancer can be flexible. Here is how each one handles an aws infrastructure security audit from start to finish.
| Feature | DeveloperLookBest fit | DIY scan | Freelancer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access needed | Read-only role with external ID | Your own admin access | Often shared admin keys |
| Regions covered | Every enabled region | Regions you turn it on in | Usually the main region |
| Finding accuracy | Verified by hand | Raw automated results | Depends on the person |
| Ranking | By real exposure in your account | Tool severity only | Varies by freelancer |
| Fix guidance | Console or CLI steps per finding | Generic remediation links | Varies by freelancer |
| Speed | Report in about 1 week | Results within hours | Depends on availability |
| Cost | From $650, fixed scope | AWS fees per check | Hourly, open-ended |
| What you keep | Report, checklist, and role template | Findings in your console | A spreadsheet or notes |
DeveloperLook
DIY scan
- Access needed
- DeveloperLook: Read-only role with external IDDIY scan: Your own admin access
- Regions covered
- DeveloperLook: Every enabled regionDIY scan: Regions you turn it on in
- Finding accuracy
- DeveloperLook: Verified by handDIY scan: Raw automated results
- Ranking
- DeveloperLook: By real exposure in your accountDIY scan: Tool severity only
- Fix guidance
- DeveloperLook: Console or CLI steps per findingDIY scan: Generic remediation links
- Speed
- DeveloperLook: Report in about 1 weekDIY scan: Results within hours
- Cost
- DeveloperLook: From $650, fixed scopeDIY scan: AWS fees per check
- What you keep
- DeveloperLook: Report, checklist, and role templateDIY scan: Findings in your console
Projects We've Built
Apps and Platforms We Have Designed and Built
Finance, health, and booking products we designed and built. They weren't AWS audit projects, but they run the kind of workloads this audit checks.
Moneywish Finance App Design & Development
- Finance
- Dashboard
- Mobile App
Finto Corporate Website Design & Development
- Finance
- Dashboard
- Website
DocLink Doctor Booking App Design & Development
- Business
- Medical
- Booking System
Seatour Tour and Vacation Rental Booking Platform
- Travel
- Vacation Rental
- Booking System
What Our Clients Say
What Clients Say After Launch
Feedback from teams we have built apps and platforms for.
We had a pretty specific idea of what we wanted our website to become, but I wasn’t sure how easily we could explain all of it to a development team. There were quite a few moving parts, and we were working toward a deadline, so I expected a few things to get lost along the way. That never really happened. They understood what we were trying to achieve, kept us updated throughout the process, and got everything ready within the agreed timeline. The final site feels much easier to navigate, works beautifully on mobile, and is noticeably smoother for our customers. It was a huge relief seeing the original idea actually turn into the website we had in mind.
The mobile experience is probably my favourite part of the new site. We had spent a lot of time making sure the desktop version looked right, and the team kept pushing us to think about how everything would actually feel on a phone too. They were right. The navigation is clean, the interactions feel natural, and everything we’ve tested so far works exactly as it should. They also went through the links, forms, integrations, and other details more than once before launch, which I really appreciated. And even after going live, we could still reach out when something came up. The whole process felt friendly, organised, and surprisingly straightforward.
What I appreciate most is that the website is actually easy for us to manage now. We can update content ourselves instead of sending a developer a message every time we need to change something small. They also paid attention to the technical SEO side, which mattered to us because we didn’t want a new website to create problems for the traffic we already had. I’ve probably asked more questions than I should have since launch, but every question has been handled patiently and without any fuss. The team is easy to work with, they explain things clearly, and when we need something changed, they focus on getting it done rather than making the process complicated.
1,250+
Projects shipped
10+
Years of experience
Top 3%
Upwork Top Rated Plus
5 stars
Average review score
1,250+
Projects shipped
10+
Years of experience
Top 3%
Upwork Top Rated Plus
5 stars
Average review score
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Work Culture
Why Engineering Teams Trust Us With an AWS Audit
Your production stays untouched, every region gets looked at, and every finding is one your team can act on. Those habits are why an audit gets used instead of filed.
Nothing changes in your account
We work through a read-only role and change nothing in production during an audit. Your team keeps full control of every change.
Every region gets checked
Forgotten test resources and open ports collect in regions nobody watches. So your audit covers every enabled region, even the quiet ones.
Findings verified by hand
We confirm each automated finding in the console before it reaches your report. False alarms don't waste your engineers' time.
Fix steps you can run
Each finding comes with the exact console path or CLI command to fix it. Your team can close the easy ones the same afternoon.
Honest about audit limits
An audit checks configuration, not whether an attacker can chain flaws together. When you need that answer, we tell you a penetration test fits better.
You keep the audit kit
The role template, checklist, and report stay with you. Your team can rerun the same checks before the next customer review.
Overview
What does an AWS security audit include?
DeveloperLook runs AWS security audits for startups and SaaS teams through a read-only role. We review IAM, security groups, storage, encryption, and logging in every region, then score the account against the CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark. Audits start from $650 with a fixed scope, take 1 to 4 weeks, and end with a ranked fix list.
DEVELOPERLOOK
Project facts · AWS Security Audit Services
- Service
- AWS Security Audit Services (IAM, network, data, logging, CIS scoring)
- Typical timeline
- About 1 week for one account, 2 to 4 weeks with fixes
- Platforms
- AWS accounts and Organizations, EC2, S3, RDS, EKS, and Lambda
- Built with
- Security Hub CSPM, Prowler, IAM Access Analyzer, AWS Config, Terraform
- Experience
- 10+ years of development experience and 1,250+ shipped projects
- Post-launch support
- 30 days of email support after handover
- Communication
- Calls in US, UK, and AU business hours
- Starting price
- From $650 USD, fixed scope after a discovery call
Reviewed 27 Oct 2026 by Saimul Islam
Good fit
Startups before their first enterprise deal
Your first large customer sent a security questionnaire, and the AWS answers depend on settings nobody has checked since launch.
SaaS teams with several AWS accounts
You run production, staging, and sandbox accounts under AWS Organizations, and nobody has audited them against the same baseline.
Companies preparing for a compliance audit
Your SOC 2 or ISO 27001 auditor will ask about AWS logging and access, and you want an aws compliance audit dry run first.
Teams that inherited an AWS account
You took over an AWS account from a former developer or agency, and you don't know who still has access to it.
Agencies hosting client workloads on AWS
You run client workloads in AWS and want an aws audit service you can offer under your own brand.
Not a fit
Need AWS architecture advice
You want cost, reliability, and performance reviewed along with security. AWS Consulting Services cover the full six-pillar review with fixes.
Several clouds in scope
Your workloads span AWS and Azure or Google Cloud. Cloud Security Services review every provider against one baseline.
Need proof of exploitability
Your customer wants proof an attacker can't break in, not a configuration review. A penetration test answers that question better than an audit.
Budget under $650
Your budget is under $650, or you run one small account. Turning on Security Hub CSPM with the CIS standard is a fair first step.
Not sure we're the right fit?
Book a free call or message us. We'll tell you honestly whether we're the right team.
Pricing
Transparent Starting Prices for AWS Security Audit Services
These are starting points in USD. Your final price depends on your account and region count and whether we fix findings, and you get a fixed proposal after a free discovery call.
For Agencies
White-Label AWS Audits for Agencies and Cloud Partners
You own the client relationship. We supply the AWS audit work: read-only reviews, ranked findings, and fix steps delivered under your brand. Your clients get a clear picture of their accounts, and you stay the partner they call.
How the partnership works
White label: your client only ever sees your brand
Your clientSees only your brand
You, the agencyOwn the relationship
DeveloperLookBehind your brand
Send the account list
You send the client's AWS accounts and concerns, and we confirm scope and price.
- Client needs
- You share the details
- Details received
We audit read-only
We audit through a read-only role and draft findings under your brand.
- Scope and plan
- Proposal to resell
- Your quoteYOUR LOGO
You walk them through
You present the report, and we join the call if you want backup.
- Done by our team
- Your brand on it
- Handed to your clientDone
- Your client
- You, the agency
- DeveloperLook
Send the account list
You send the client's AWS accounts and concerns, and we confirm scope and price.
- Client needs
- You share the details
- Details received
We audit read-only
We audit through a read-only role and draft findings under your brand.
- Scope and plan
- Proposal to resell
- Your quoteYOUR LOGO
You walk them through
You present the report, and we join the call if you want backup.
- Done by our team
- Your brand on it
- Handed to your clientDone
Partner with DeveloperLookDelivered under your brand
The Right Technology for Your Project
Technology Stack
We combine AWS's own security services with open-source scanners, then check the results by hand in the console and CLI.
AWS- Security Hub CSPM
- Amazon GuardDuty
- IAM Access Analyzer
- AWS CloudTrail
- AWS Config
- Amazon CloudWatch
- AWS Organizations
- Prowler
- CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark
- ScoutSuite
- AWS CLI
- Terraform
- AWS CloudFormation
- GitHub Actions
Python
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AWS and Azure Penetration Testing
DeveloperLook provides AWS penetration testing services and Azure cloud pentests that respect each provider's rules. We test your IAM, exposed services, and workloads, not the cloud itself, and prove what an attacker could reach in your account.FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers on cost, timing, audit steps, security groups, compliance, access, and what happens after.
Saimul IslamFounder & CEO, DeveloperLookStill have questions?
Send a message or book a call with the team.
A DeveloperLook AWS audit starts at $650 for one account across every enabled region. That covers IAM, network, data, and logging checks, CIS benchmark scoring, and a ranked report. The Multi-Account Audit costs $1,650 for up to 10 accounts with one retest. Audit and Remediation costs $3,900 and fixes your top 20 findings as code.
A single-account audit takes about 1 week once your read-only role is in place. Multi-account audits take 2 to 3 weeks, and remediation adds about a week. Most of that time goes into verifying findings by hand, which keeps false alarms out of your report and saves your engineers from chasing them.
An AWS security audit is a review of how your AWS account is set up for identity, network exposure, data protection, and logging. It compares your settings with a benchmark, such as the CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark, and ranks what's wrong. It's a technical review, not a compliance certificate, so it shows what to fix before an auditor or attacker finds it.
You perform an AWS security audit by granting read-only access, listing every account and region, and checking identity, network, data, and logging in that order. Turn on Security Hub CSPM with the CIS standard, run Prowler for a second opinion, and confirm each result in the console. Then rank your findings by what they expose and write a fix step for each.
You audit AWS by starting with the IAM credential report and the root user, then working outward. A basic aws account audit checks that your root user has MFA and no access keys. It flags unused IAM users and old keys, and Access Analyzer shows resources shared outside your account. Then confirm CloudTrail covers every region. These checks alone often surface your riskiest gaps.
You audit a whole AWS cloud environment from the AWS Organizations management account down. Review service control policies, turn on an organization trail in CloudTrail, and make one account the delegated administrator for Security Hub CSPM and GuardDuty. Findings from every account and region then land in one place, so no account gets skipped or audited twice.
You audit AWS security groups by listing every inbound rule open to 0.0.0.0/0 or ::/0 and asking why each one exists. SSH on port 22, RDP on 3389, and database ports should rarely face the internet. Check all regions, find groups attached to nothing, and replace broad admin rules with specific sources or AWS Systems Manager Session Manager.
No, a security audit checks how your account is configured, while an AWS compliance audit tests controls against a framework for a formal report. Our audit maps findings to CIS and AWS best practices and helps you prepare. The SOC 2 or ISO 27001 report itself comes from an independent auditor, and AWS Audit Manager can help you collect evidence.
We need one read-only IAM role in each account, created from a CloudFormation template we send. It uses AWS's SecurityAudit and ViewOnlyAccess managed policies, which read configuration but can't change anything or open the contents of your S3 objects. We assume the role with an external ID, and you can delete it the day your audit ends.
Yes, the Audit and Remediation plan fixes your top 20 findings as Terraform or CloudFormation. Your team reviews each change in a pull request. The audit-only plans give you console or CLI steps for every finding. Many teams close the quick ones themselves, then hand us larger changes, such as logging across every account.
Saimul IslamFounder & CEO, DeveloperLookStill have questions?
Send a message or book a call with the team.
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