Blog What a cloud security assessment can reveal about your risk posture

In a world where cyber threats evolve faster than you can brew your morning coffee, how confident are you in your cloud security posture?

Does an unsettling thought linger beneath the surface of your operational calm – a quiet gnawing about potential blind spots or vulnerabilities you haven’t quite illuminated? Maurice Ko, the SVP of Engineering at mobile gaming giant Kabam, a valued Insight customer, speaks with refreshing candor: “Almost no company would state they have the best security environment ever. There are always hackers who can find ways to make problems.” He’s not wrong. Security, after all, isn’t a finish line we cross; it’s a constantly shifting landscape, a relentlessly moving target.

And in today’s increasingly complex cloud environments—often an intricate tapestry of public clouds interwoven with on-premises systems—staying ahead isn’t just about vigilance. It demands ruthless scrutiny of every access point and every system, ensuring unwavering compliance and a clear-eyed view of your true risk.

This is why a comprehensive cloud security assessment moves beyond a “nice-to-have” to a vital necessity.

Insight’s Cloud Security Confidence Assessment: Your strategic investment in proactive security

The challenges of modern cloud security demand more than just a checklist mentality. They require a forward-thinking, proactive stance. That’s why Insight’s Cloud Security Confidence Assessment isn’t simply an audit; it’s a strategic investment in your business’s enduring resilience and future growth. This specialized diagnostic service is designed not just to pinpoint your current security posture, but to deliver an actionable, prioritized roadmap that drastically reduces risks and proactively fends off emerging threats. This isn’t a quick fix; it’s a comprehensive, five-week engagement committed to building an unshakeable foundation for your cloud operations.

Our structured process ensures maximum strategic value and absolute clarity at every step:

• Kickoff: Our dedicated Insight team will establish the precise scope of the project, clearly identify essential resource requirements, and set unambiguous expectations for the deliverable outcomes. It’s about ensuring we’re all looking at the same landscape from day one.
• 10-point assessment: Insight’s seasoned security experts will conduct an in-depth evaluation of your organization’s security strategy across ten pivotal domains. This thorough process encompasses everything from identity and authentication/authorization to secrets and key management, resource governance and organizational policy, secure software supply chain, network segmentation and security, comprehensive logging and monitoring, asset and data management, virtual machine security, Google Kubernetes Engine and container security, and robust incident response and recovery. We leave no stone unturned.
• Audit logs review: Your Insight team will review audit logs to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities, providing a clear understanding of your current security posture and highlighting areas requiring immediate attention.
• Assessment overview and report delivery: The culmination of our work is a comprehensive summary of the assessment’s findings, presented in a detailed, executive-ready report. This includes a concise overview of top-priority findings, key areas ripe for improvement, and, crucially, an overall confidence score ranging from 1 to 100. It’s a quantifiable baseline for progress.

Beyond the buzzwords: real value, real peace of mind

The Cloud Security Confidence Assessment delivers clear, actionable results designed to fortify your security posture:

• Recommendations report and remediation checklist: You won’t just get data; you’ll get a clear, prioritized blueprint for action. Our detailed report and practical remediation checklist aren’t just suggestions – they’re your strategic guide to immediately enhance your security posture and build a robust roadmap for sustained improvement. No more guessing; just clear, actionable steps.
• Overall confidence score: Your 1-100 confidence score isn’t just a number; it’s your baseline for measurable improvement and a powerful differentiator. Consider this your starting line to not just meet, but exceed the industry average (often a mere 37!) and truly lead the pack in cloud security excellence.
• Third-party validation and enhanced assurance: Imagine the peace of mind – and competitive edge – that comes from an unbiased, expert seal of approval on your cloud security. Insight’s independent validation isn’t just for you; it’s a powerful tool to reassure your clients, gain stakeholder buy-in, and even accelerate sales cycles by proving your commitment to top-tier security. For Kabam, Insight served as the “voice of authority,” validating their security posture. Revionics engaged Insight for an external, independent view to benchmark their posture against industry best practices, subsequently leveraging our documentation to inform their own clients. Tamr sought Insight as an independent third party to comprehensively review their Google Cloud security posture. They highly valued Insight’s in-depth understanding of their product, business, and specialized expertise in Google Cloud, as they wanted us to “shine a light on all the corners of Google Cloud security and make sure they’re doing it right.”

Real-world impact: illustrative customer success stories

Our Cloud Security Confidence Assessment has yielded impactful results for a diverse range of organizations, consistently addressing their unique challenges and delivering measurable value:

Kabam: elevating defenses for mobile gaming innovation

As a leader in mobile game development, Kabam had historically managed security internally. They recognized the acute need for an unbiased, third-party evaluation of their Google Cloud security posture to identify blind spots and validate their defenses against an ever-evolving threat landscape. Insight conducted the Cloud Security Confidence Assessment with a highly efficient process, requiring minimal effort from Kabam’s team. This engagement enabled Kabam to validate their security across ten vital cybersecurity domains, specifically target and rapidly remediate two critical security issues (port and network segmentation vulnerabilities), and establish a robust roadmap for maturing their security model and a crucial baseline against the broader software industry. This engagement allowed Kabam to confidently redirect focus back to their core mission: designing incredible games. 

Revionics: building client trust and strategic security prioritization

Following their migration to Google Cloud, Revionics, a provider of AI-powered pricing solutions, faced the critical need to unequivocally assure their clients about the security of their data. Through the Cloud Security Confidence Assessment, they gained an objective review of their security posture and expert analysis to strategically set security priorities. The outcome was a comprehensive sixty-page report replete with detailed findings and actionable recommendations, presented as a clear, actionable checklist. These assessment results provided the Revionics IT team with the “ammunition” needed to persuade decision-makers to prioritize security over competing objectives, securing vital internal buy-in and enabling the deferment of other projects.

Tamr: achieving “gold standard” security and streamlining sales

As a data product company building a new SaaS platform on Google Cloud, Tamr understood that security is a continuous journey, not a destination. They sought independent verification to ensure their posture met the highest standards and to proactively address potential security objections during sales cycles. The Cloud Security Confidence Assessment empowered Tamr to harden their security to a “gold standard” level on Google Cloud, verifying ten vital security domains. They received a 50+ page report with detailed findings and a final score, facilitating efficient resource prioritization. The most striking impact? A remarkable 100% decrease in pre-sales security objections, transforming the assessment into a significant “productivity enhancer” by drastically reducing the need for extensive security discussions. As Nick Laferriere, Head of Engineering at Tamr, succinctly states: “When Insight determined that Tamr has superior security compared to our industry peers, it means more coming from them than some random vendor. Everyone that I know who’s technically focused on Google Cloud wants to work with Insight. Insight has a strong reputation and earned trust within the Google Cloud community. Their security assessments carry a lot of weight.”

Onna: enhancing security posture and operational efficiency

Onna, a data management platform, aimed to not only fortify its cloud security but also to streamline complex operational tasks within its Google Cloud environment. They needed expert guidance to assess existing controls and implement best practices, particularly with upcoming GKE policy deprecations. Through Insight’s Professional Services and the Cloud Security Confidence Assessment, Onna achieved improved information security by better organizing Google Cloud projects and assigning more defined roles with curated branches and trees, based on Insight’s recommendations. They also successfully upgraded Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) cluster nodes’ pod security policies and implemented Gatekeeper, an open-source policy controller, which remarkably saved Onna seven to eight weeks of internal development time. This collaboration brought overall validation of vital cybersecurity domains and a strengthened security posture through improved project organization, fine-tuned permissions, and more granular IAM roles, ultimately empowering Onna’s staff to focus on core business solutions and new feature development, showcasing the tangible benefits of a strategic security partnership.

Read the full customer success story.

Partner with Insight: Your Google Cloud security experts

As the Google Cloud Partner of the Year for eight consecutive years, we don’t just talk about cloud security; we live and breathe it. Our team has unparalleled technical expertise in Google Cloud products and extensive industry knowledge of current best practices. We understand precisely how to leverage robust security features to meet your unique objectives and proactively prepare you for evolving threats.

Ready to stop guessing and truly own your cloud security? Whether you’re looking for an in-depth dive or a quick boost, we’re here to help.

Kickstart your journey with our on-demand Cloud Security Crash Course – it’s a great way to get immediate insights and feel more confident.

Then, when you’re ready to gain comprehensive clarity and a fortified cloud security posture, let’s connect for your Cloud Security Confidence Assessment. Discover your score and build an unshakeable foundation.