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  • May 10, 2025
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☁️ Sherlocked Security – Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

Strengthen Your Cloud Infrastructure by Fixing Misconfigurations Before Attackers Do

📄 1. Statement of Work (SOW)

Service Name: Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
Client Type: Cloud-Native Startups, FinTech, SaaS, Healthcare, Government
Service Model: Configuration Review + Continuous Posture Monitoring
Compliance Coverage: CIS Benchmarks, NIST 800-53, ISO 27017, SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA
Cloud Environments Supported:

  • AWS
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Kubernetes Clusters

🧠 2. Our Approach (with Visual)

🔹 Preventive Posture-First Security
🔹 Automated Detection with Manual Validation
🔹 DevSecOps-Friendly Recommendations

Generate one Picture with AI using the color-coded flow below:

[Account Discovery] → [Permissions Audit] → [Misconfig Scan] → [Manual Review] → [Risk Prioritization] → [Remediation Guidance] → [Continuous Monitoring]

Color Code:

  • Discovery: #064d52
  • Testing/Attack: #8b0505
  • Closure: #0f5c5a

🧪 3. Methodology (with Visual)

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[Kickoff] → [Asset Inventory Mapping] → [IAM Policy Review] → [Security Group Analysis] → [S3/GCS Bucket Audit] → [Logging & Monitoring Checks] → [Alert Config Review] → [Risk Assessment Report] → [Revalidation & Signoff]

Visual Color Flow:

  • 🔹 Blue (Planning: #064d52)
  • 🔸 Red (Exploitation: #8b0505)
  • ✅ Green (Closure: #0f5c5a)

📦 4. Deliverables to the Client

  1. ✅ Misconfiguration Risk Matrix

  2. 🧾 Statement of Work (SOW)

  3. 📘 Detailed Technical Report including:

    • Affected Cloud Service (IAM, S3, RDS, etc.)
    • Description of Issue
    • Severity (CVSS + Business Impact)
    • Cloud Provider-Specific Context
    • Screenshots & Config References
    • Fix Instructions with IaC Support
    • References (CIS, NIST, AWS Well-Architected)

  4. 📊 Risk Visualizations (IAM Trees, Public Access Paths)

  5. 🎥 Report Walkthrough Session

  6. 🧑‍💻 DevOps Support for Remediation

  7. 🔁 Free Revalidation Round

  8. 📄 Final Posture Certification

🤝 5. What We Need from You (Client Requirements)

  • ✅ Cloud Account Read-Only Access (IAM Role / Credentials)
  • ✅ Cloud Architecture Diagram (if available)
  • ✅ Cloud Provider (AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes)
  • ✅ Contact Point from DevOps/Cloud Team
  • ✅ Terraform/CloudFormation (if IaC Audit required)
  • ✅ List of Critical Assets and Environments (Prod/Staging)

🧰 6. Tools & Technology Stack

  • 🔍 ScoutSuite / Prowler / Kube-Bench
  • ☁️ CloudSploit / Steampipe
  • 🔐 IAM Access Analyzer / GCP Policy Analyzer
  • 📜 Policy-as-Code Tools (OPA, Conftest)
  • 🧬 Custom Cloud Misconfig Scripts
  • 🛠️ Terraform + Open Policy Agent (for IaC validation)

🚀 7. Engagement Lifecycle (Lead → Closure)

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1. Discovery Call 2. Requirements Gathering 3. Proposal + NDA + SoW 4. IAM Role Setup + Access 5. Cloud Posture Assessment 6. Draft Report & Discussion 7. Final Report Delivery 8. Fix Support & Revalidation 9. Certificate Issuance

🌟 8. Why Sherlocked Security? (Our USP)

Feature Sherlocked Advantage
☁️ Multi-Cloud Expertise Support for AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes
🔒 Security Misconfig Coverage CIS + Custom Cloud Hardening Checks
🛠️ IaC Support Terraform & CloudFormation validations
🔁 Revalidation Included 1 free round post remediation
💬 DevOps Collaboration Slack/Teams support included
🏆 Posture Certificate Issued after signoff & fixes

📚 9. Real-World Case Studies

🛑 Public S3 Bucket Exposure in Media Startup

Issue: Multiple S3 buckets with public access enabled.
Impact: 3.2M documents exposed, IP takedown by hosting provider.

🛠️ Our Fix Journey: Healthcare SaaS on GCP

Client: US-based HIPAA-compliant health tech startup
Findings:

  • Excess IAM roles with wildcard privileges

  • GCS buckets misconfigured with public read
    Our Role:

  • CIS benchmark audit & IAM tightening

  • Supported dev team in refactoring access policies
    Outcome:

  • Achieved SOC 2 Type II certification

  • Strengthened internal DevSecOps controls

🛡️ 10. SOP – Standard Operating Procedure

  1. Kickoff Call & IAM Setup
  2. Cloud Environment Inventory
  3. Config Audit (Automated + Manual)
  4. Privilege Escalation Path Checks
  5. Alerting & Logging Review
  6. Draft Report Submission
  7. Feedback & Live Discussion
  8. Final Report Delivery
  9. Fix Assistance
  10. Revalidation & Certificate

📋 11. Sample CSPM Checklist (Preview)

  1. Inventory all cloud resources and services.
  2. Continuously assess configurations against security benchmarks (e.g., CIS, NIST).
  3. Identify misconfigurations, over-permissive roles, and exposed services.
  4. Monitor for compliance with industry standards and policies.
  5. Enable automated remediation or alerting for violations.
  6. Integrate CSPM with ticketing and incident response tools.
  7. Classify risks based on asset criticality and exposure.
  8. Review changes to infrastructure and security groups.
  9. Apply tagging for better asset governance and segmentation.
  10. Generate regular reports for stakeholders and auditors.

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