AWS Startup Security Baseline

Harden Your AWS Account
Before It Becomes
A Problem.

A fixed-price, 7 to 14 day sprint that finds and fixes the AWS security gaps most likely to fail a SOC 2 audit, stall an enterprise deal, or cause a preventable incident. You get a clear before and after report you can hand to investors, auditors, or customers.

Practitioner-Led, Not Outsourced
Fixed Scope, Fixed Price
AWS-Only, Not Generic GRC
No Long-Term Contract
What We Harden
Root Account & MFA IAM CloudTrail S3 Backups & Recovery VPC & Security Groups

One engagement.
Six concrete fixes.

The AWS Startup Security Baseline covers the gaps we see most often in fast-moving AWS accounts. No framework tour, no filler line items.

Root & MFA Review

We check who can use the root account, whether MFA is actually enforced, and whether root is being used at all when it should not be.

IAM Cleanup

We inventory every user and role, flag unused credentials and overly broad permissions, and move you toward least privilege.

CloudTrail & Logging

We confirm CloudTrail is on across every region and account, verify log retention, and find the blind spots before an incident does.

S3 & Data Protection

We check every bucket for public access, confirm encryption at rest and in transit, and look for exposed snapshots or backups.

Backup & Recovery

We verify backups exist, are automated, and have actually been restored at least once, not just configured and forgotten.

Before/After Report

A short, plain-language summary of what we found, what we fixed, and what to do next. Built to show an investor, a customer, or an auditor.

01

Kickoff call

Thirty minutes to confirm scope, get scoped access, and set the working session dates.

02

Working session one

We walk through root account, MFA, and IAM findings together on screen.

03

Independent audit

We check CloudTrail, S3, and backups, and log findings as we go rather than saving them for the end.

04

Readout and report

A final call plus the before and after report, ready to share with your team or your next customer's security review.

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Baseline Coverage
Root MFA Enforced
IAM Reviewed
CloudTrail On
S3 Locked Down

Practitioner-led.
No account managers.
No framework tour.

You work directly with the person doing the work, not an account manager or a junior analyst reading from a checklist.

The scope is AWS. Root, IAM, CloudTrail, S3, and backups. Nothing added just to make the report look bigger.

Fixed price and a fixed timeline, agreed before the work starts. No surprise invoices at the end.

Three ways to get started.

Pick whichever fits where you are right now. All three lead to the same place: a clearer picture of your AWS account.

Get the checklist

The 10-point AWS baseline checklist we use on every sprint. Run it yourself in about twenty minutes.

Get the Checklist

Book a fit check

A 15-minute call to see whether the sprint applies to your setup. No slides, no pitch deck.

Book the Call

See the sprint

Full scope, timeline, deliverables, and price range for the AWS Startup Security Baseline.

See the Details