Cloud Assurance

Your journey to assess cloud security starts with our cloud assurance expertise

In today’s digital landscape where businesses rely heavily on cloud services for agility, scalability, and innovation, Cloud Assurance program is of paramount importance. KPMG in India’s Cloud Assurance program secures your cloud environment with a strong governance structure. We collaborate with our clients in the process of designing, implementing and reviewing their cloud control environment. With a focus on proactive monitoring, continuous improvement, and guidance from certified cloud audit professionals, we offer you tailored solutions as per your risk appetite and leading industry practices.

KPMG in India’s Cloud Assurance Program focusses on elevating cloud strategy with our comprehensive Cloud Assurance program. Our focus is on fortifying your cloud infrastructure against potential threats, ensuring robust security, compliance, and resilience. Through our external attestation services, we provide independent verification of your cloud environment’s security measures, giving stakeholders confidence in your cloud operations. Our internal audit services meticulously review your cloud environment to identify and mitigate risks, preventing security breaches, data loss, and unauthorized modifications. Collaborating with KPMG in India will help you in safeguarding your cloud investments and maintain a secure, compliant, and resilient cloud infrastructure.

Roadmap for Cloud Assurance Journey

Setting expectations

Defining goals, deliverables, and timelines to help stakeholders so that they are on same page in terms of expectations from the cloud security assessment
Risk identification and analysis

Identifying potential risks and issues within the cloud environment, followed by a thorough analysis to prioritize and address them effectively
Reporting and documentation

Maintaining detailed records and reports of findings, actions, and recommendations to facilitate transparency, issue remediation, and continuous improvement
Discussions on scope

Engaging in detailed conversations to outline the specific areas and processes that will be covered, ensuring comprehensive coverage and focus
Training and awareness

Conducting training sessions and awareness programs to equip clients’ team with the knowledge and skills required to maintain cloud security and compliance on an ongoing basis.

Key risks in organisation’s cloud environment

Insufficient access controls

Insecure APIs

Data loss

Inadequate encryption

Configuration errors

Unauthorized changes

Data segregation failures

Inadequate logging and monitoring

Insider and identity theft

How can we help?

Securing your cloud frontier through our Cloud Assurance service offerings

Attestation service

Conducting SOC 1 and SOC 2 assessments for organisations to provide an independent auditor’s opinion on organisation’s in-scope cloud application, services, and general operating environment supporting the delivery of services.

Internal audit

Performing thorough reviews of organisations’ cloud environment, identifying vulnerabilities and ensuring compliance with industry standards. This proactive approach as part of Internal Audit mandate helps organisation to demonstrate a commitment in maintaining a secure and resilient cloud infrastructure, enhancing trust and confidence among stakeholders and customers.

Readiness assessment

Supporting your organisation for a seamless cloud transition with our Readiness Assessment. It involves evaluating your current infrastructure, processes, and policies to check they are aligned with leading cloud practices, identifying gaps, and provides actionable recommendations, enabling a smooth and secure transition/improvement to the cloud.

Supporting management control testing and assessments (for e.g., SOX, SOC 1/2 and others)

We assist organisations in conducting management testing and assessments aligned with audit requirements and management control reporting under SOX, SOC 1/2 and other compliance frameworks. Our cloud specialists collaborate closely with your internal audit and compliance teams to ensure a smooth and time-bound audit process. We ensure extensive coverage of your cloud environment and help you meet regulatory expectations without disruption.

Our select client credentials

Healthcare solution provider
IT/ITeS service provider
Global BPO company
Cloud-based customer services software company
Cloud enterprise software company

Life-sciences digital software provider
American multinational healthcare company
Leading automotive energy company
Global insurance and financial services provider
Digital storage solutions provider

Our major areas of expertise

Cloud landing zones

Pre-configured environments in the cloud designed to host workloads securely and efficiently, providing a foundation for scalable and compliant cloud adoption
Cloud infrastructure

Encompasses the hardware and software components, such as servers, storage, and networking, that support the delivery of cloud services
Cloud hosted applications

Software applications that run on cloud servers, allowing users to access them over the internet without needing local installation
Custom cloud tools

Tailored solutions developed to meet specific business needs, leveraging cloud technologies to enhance functionality, performance, and scalability.