This is our premium cloud governance and architecture assessment, not just another cloud security review. We evaluate foundational architecture, landing zones, governance, RBAC, monitoring, and operational controls, which places it above a traditional posture assessment.
Cloud sprawl happens quickly. Multiple subscriptions, hybrid environments, distributed teams, and rapidly deployed services often lead to inconsistent governance, excessive permissions, unmanaged exposure, and reduced visibility.
MIP helps organizations simplify and secure their cloud footprint through architecture reviews, governance assessments, access control analysis, monitoring validation, and remediation planning.
Core Advantages
- Azure subscription structure We evaluate how subscriptions are organized to ensure clean separation of workloads, proper scoping, and reduced administrative risk.
- Management group design We assess your management group hierarchy to confirm it supports scalable governance, policy inheritance, and compliance alignment.
- Cloud resource exposure We identify publicly exposed resources, misconfigurations, and attack surface risks across your Azure environment.
- Network security architecture We review virtual networks, firewalls, NSGs, and routing to ensure workloads are isolated and protected from lateral movement.
- Private endpoint utilization We validate whether private endpoints are used effectively to eliminate unnecessary public exposure and secure service access.
- Public IP exposure We identify high‑risk public IPs, internet‑facing services, and misconfigured endpoints that increase attack surface.
- RBAC permissions We analyze role assignments, inherited permissions, and privilege sprawl to enforce least‑privilege access.
- Azure Policy coverage We assess policy assignments, compliance status, and governance gaps to ensure consistent enforcement of security standards.
- Logging and monitoring effectiveness We review diagnostic settings, Log Analytics ingestion, and monitoring coverage to ensure reliable visibility across workloads.
- Defender for Cloud configuration We evaluate security recommendations, workload protection coverage, and regulatory compliance mappings to strengthen detection and hardening.
- Storage account security We assess access controls, network restrictions, encryption, and shared key usage to protect sensitive data.
- Key Vault security We review key, secret, and certificate protections, including access policies, RBAC, and network restrictions.
- Backup and recovery readiness We validate backup policies, recovery vault configuration, retention schedules, and restore readiness to ensure resilience.
- Compliance alignment We map your environment against frameworks such as NIST, CIS, CMMC, and Azure benchmarks to identify gaps and improvement areas.
Core Offerings
- Azure security architecture review Full evaluation of your cloud design, segmentation, and security boundaries.
- Azure Government security review Specialized assessment for GCC High and Azure Government environments with regulatory considerations.
- Cloud security posture assessment Comprehensive review of identity, network, data, and workload security across Azure.
- Secure landing zone design review Validation of landing zone architecture, guardrails, and foundational security controls.
- Hub‑and‑spoke network review Assessment of network topology, isolation, and routing to ensure secure workload separation.
- RBAC and access governance assessment Review of role assignments, privilege sprawl, and identity governance.
- Azure Policy and guardrail recommendations Guidance on policy assignments, compliance enforcement, and governance improvements.
- Cloud remediation planning Prioritized remediation actions organized by impact, urgency, and effort.
- Secure workload configuration review Evaluation of VM, container, PaaS, and serverless workload security.
- Security governance recommendations Policies, standards, and operational guardrails for long‑term cloud security maturity.
Client Deliverables
- Cloud Security Posture Report A comprehensive assessment of your Azure environment with findings, risks, and recommended improvements.
- Cloud Architecture Recommendations Detailed guidance on strengthening network, identity, and workload architecture.
- RBAC Remediation Plan A prioritized set of actions to reduce privilege sprawl and enforce least‑privilege access.
- Azure Policy Recommendations A curated set of policy assignments and governance improvements.
- Cloud Risk Register A structured list of identified risks with severity, likelihood, and mitigation guidance.
- Monitoring and Logging Gap Report A breakdown of missing logs, weak telemetry, and monitoring blind spots.
- Remediation Roadmap A 30/60/90‑day plan outlining the most impactful steps to strengthen cloud security.
- Executive Summary Presentation A leadership‑ready overview highlighting key risks, business implications, and strategic recommendations.
Pricing
Small Organizations (10-100 users): $12,500 – $18,000
Scope:
- 1-5 Azure subscriptions
- Single tenant
- Standard landing zone
- Basic Defender for Cloud deployment
- RBAC and policy review
- Monitoring assessment
Mid-Market Organizations (100-500 users): $18,000 – $30,000
Scope:
- Multiple subscriptions
- Management groups
- Hub-and-spoke architecture
- Azure networking review
- Private endpoints
- Key Vault and storage security
- Compliance alignment
Enterprise / Government (500+ users): $30,000 – $60,000+
Scope:
- Azure Government
- Multiple business units
- Enterprise landing zones
- Complex segmentation strategies
- Governance operating model
- Security architecture standards
- Executive cloud strategy workshops
Cloud Governance & Azure Landing Zone Accelerator – Premium Version
Fixed Fee: $29,995
Includes everything in the assessment plus:
- Azure Landing Zone Architecture Blueprint
- Management Group Redesign
- Enterprise RBAC Model
- Azure Policy Framework
- Network Segmentation Strategy
- Defender for Cloud Optimization Plan
- Secure Workload Standards
- Disaster Recovery Architecture Review
- Executive Governance Workshop
- 12-Month Cloud Security Roadmap