What Is Cloud Penetration Testing In Singapore?

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Cloud penetration testing in Singapore is a controlled simulation of cyberattacks on your cloud infrastructure. The goal is to identify weaknesses before real attackers do.

Unlike traditional pentesting, which focuses on owned, static environments, cloud pentesting is designed for shared, elastic platforms like AWS and Azure.

Key Differences Between Traditional and Cloud Penetration Testing:
Ownership Scope
Traditional pentests focus on on-premises infrastructure that you fully control.
Cloud pentests focus only on customer-managed assets, not provider-controlled layers.
Environment Structure
On-premise systems are often static and isolated
Cloud setups are dynamic, scalable, and interconnected via APIs and services.
Risk Surface
Traditional tests check networks, firewalls, and internal apps
Cloud tests target IAM roles, storage permissions, access tokens, and misconfigured services
Compliance Needs
Cloud environments must meet provider-specific rules (e.g., AWS, Azure policies)
Pentesters must follow the cloud provider’s scope and testing permissions