Cloud Testing: Where One Issue Can Cost Millions
Traditional testing fails in the cloud. Dynamic scaling, microservices, and complex permissions create blind spots that hackers exploit. BetterQA's cloud-native testing methodology catches what others miss.
Why Cloud Testing is Different
Cloud environments shatter traditional testing assumptions. Your application isn't running on a single server anymore; it's distributed across regions, auto-scaling based on demand, and interacting with dozens of managed services.
Distributed Architecture
Applications span multiple regions, availability zones, and edge locations. Testing must validate failover, latency, and data consistency across boundaries.
Dynamic Scaling
Auto-scaling groups, serverless functions, and container orchestration mean your infrastructure constantly changes. Static test environments no longer suffice.
Complex Permissions
IAM roles, service accounts, and cross-account access create a web of permissions. One misconfigured policy exposes your entire infrastructure.
BetterQA's Cloud Testing Methodology
Our battle-tested approach combines automated scanning with manual expertise to uncover vulnerabilities that tools alone miss:
Cloud Architecture Analysis
We map your entire cloud footprint: VPCs, subnets, security groups, and service dependencies. Understanding your architecture reveals attack paths others miss.
Infrastructure as Code Review
Your Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates contain security decisions. We analyze your IaC for issues before they reach production.
Runtime Security Testing
Static analysis isn't enough. We test your running infrastructure: container escapes, privilege escalation, and lateral movement scenarios.
Chaos Engineering
We simulate real failures: region outages, DDoS attacks, and service degradation. Your application's resilience is tested, not assumed.
Continuous Monitoring Setup
Security isn't a point-in-time check. We implement automated scanning, anomaly detection, and compliance monitoring that runs 24/7.
Ensuring Compliance in the Cloud
Continuous Validation
Cloud compliance isn't just about checking boxes; it's about continuous validation of your security controls. Regulations evolve, and your cloud infrastructure changes daily.
Automated Compliance Testing
Our automated compliance testing includes data residency validation, encryption verification, access control auditing, and logging & monitoring compliance.
Incident Response Testing
We validate your ability to detect and respond to breaches, ensuring your incident response procedures work in real cloud scenarios.
Tools and Techniques We Use
BetterQA leverages cloud-native tools and custom frameworks to test at cloud scale. Our toolkit spans the major providers:
AWS Testing Arsenal
AWS Config & Security Hub, CloudFormation Drift Detection, Lambda Power Tools, X-Ray & CloudWatch, Chaos Engineering, and custom penetration tools.
Azure Testing Toolkit
Azure Security Center, Azure Policy & Blueprints, Application Insights, Azure Chaos Studio, Key Vault Security Testing, and Network Watcher.
GCP Testing Framework
Security Command Center, Cloud Asset Inventory, Forseti Security, Stackdriver Suite, Binary Authorization, and VPC Service Controls.
Key Risks in Cloud-Based Applications
Every cloud migration introduces risks that traditional security tools miss. These aren't theoretical; they're actively exploited vulnerabilities we discover in production environments:
Exposed S3 Buckets & Storage
Public read permissions on sensitive data. We've found customer databases, source code, and API keys in publicly accessible storage—often from a single checkbox mistake.
Overprivileged IAM Roles
Lambda functions with admin access, EC2 instances that can delete databases. Developers grant broad permissions "temporarily"—then forget to restrict them.
Insecure API Gateways
Missing authentication, disabled rate limiting, or exposed internal endpoints. API gateways become open doors when misconfigured.
Unencrypted Data in Transit
Services communicating over HTTP within VPCs, assuming internal traffic is "safe." Lateral movement becomes trivial for attackers.
Hardcoded Secrets
API keys in Lambda environment variables, database passwords in container images. Secrets sprawl across your cloud infrastructure.
Orphaned Resources
Forgotten test environments, abandoned databases, and zombie instances. Each one is a potential backdoor with outdated security patches.
Related Testing Services
Functional Testing
Verify that every feature works according to specifications and requirements
Regression Testing
Ensure new changes don't break existing functionality across your application
Integration Testing
Validate that different system components work together seamlessly
Performance Testing
Ensure your application performs under real-world load conditions
Security Testing
Protect your application and user data from security vulnerabilities
Your Cloud is Under Attack Right Now
Automated bots scan for issues 24/7. One exposed S3 bucket or overprivileged role is all they need. Let BetterQA find and fix your vulnerabilities first.
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