Why Partner with dotSource for Cloud Security Consulting?
Cloud security with dotSource follows your business requirements. This allows you to prioritise measures – according to risk, relevance and feasibility.
Benefit from a partner that unites development, operations and ongoing optimisation. This creates solutions that remain viable in day-to-day use.
Development, operations, hosting and security tools – everything comes together with a single trusted partner. This reduces steering effort and helps you make well-informed decisions faster.
Security measures are designed to both meet regulatory requirements and align with your system landscape. This prevents rework and keeps projects agile.
Services: Key Elements of Cloud Security Consulting
1. Security Consulting and Risk Assessment
The first step is to gain an overview of your cloud landscape and IT infrastructure, covering applications, platforms, interfaces, adjacent systems and authorisation concepts. Together with you, we identify common threat scenarios, evaluate risks and set out specific actions.
2. Security Audit: Uncovering Vulnerabilities
Security audits systematically assess how resilient your cloud environment is. As cloud landscapes, applications and interfaces keep evolving, new vulnerabilities and audit requirements arise on an ongoing basis. With regular security audits, you can detect security gaps at an early stage, review existing safeguards and build a reliable foundation for prioritised remediation. Depending on your situation, compliance-related requirements, e.g. the GDPR or PCI DSS, can be incorporated.
3. Pentest: Simulating Attacks
With pentests, your applications, APIs and cloud components are subjected to attacks under realistic conditions. Pentests go beyond mere vulnerability scanning. In addition to automated checks, they involve targeted manual analysis tailored to your systems. This shows you which weaknesses are truly exploitable, how far attackers could get and which measures would improve your security posture most effectively.
4. Vulnerability Assessment and Prioritisation
Identified vulnerabilities are evaluated not only from a technical perspective, but also in terms of business impact. You receive a prioritised summary of which security gaps need to be closed immediately, where organisational changes are required and which issues should be added to your medium-term security roadmap.
5. Approach: From Scans to Actionable Steps
The process follows a clear structure: Automated scans ensure broad coverage, manual tests focus on critical areas – followed by analysis and specific recommendations for action, including estimated effort and priority. This creates a sound basis for decisions on your budget and roadmap.
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What Is Cloud Security Consulting and What Is a Pentest?
Strategic Framework
Cloud security consulting examines your cloud landscape as a whole – from architecture, configuration and permissions to processes.
The goal is to identify risks, set priorities and fine-tune security so that operations, performance and compliance can work in harmony.
- The key question behind this: »Where do we currently stand – and which steps make sense next?«
Targeted Attack Simulation: Pentest
A pentest is a specific type of security test. Experts attack selected systems, applications or interfaces under controlled conditions. This reveals which vulnerabilities can be exploited.
- A pentest answers the following question: »How vulnerable are these systems and how far could attackers get?«
Working in Tandem
- Cloud security consulting sets the framework and priorities.
- Security tests and pentests provide the technical evidence required to implement this strategy effectively.
How Cloud Security Consulting Helps Your Business
You can see where your cloud environment is vulnerable and which risks pose a real threat to your business. Your decisions are based on a structured assessment.
Security tests and pentests are carried out according to clear priorities. You invest in measures that make a measurable contribution to the security, stability, resilience and compliance of your platforms.
A coordinated cloud security strategy reduces the risk of outages, security incidents and compliance breaches. This protects your revenue, your brand and your customers' trust.
Technical risks are tied directly to business impact. This enables you to provide a sound rationale for security investments to management and committees.
Clear roles, processes and priorities take the pressure off your teams. Security is embedded in project and operational planning rather than being handled only when urgent issues come up.
These Regulations Are Relevant to Your Cloud Security
Automotive, Machinery & Engineering, Electronics, Chemicals & Synthetics
In industrial and automotive-related environments, NIS-2, the BSI's IT baseline protection and TISAX often play a role – alongside the GDPR and ISO 27001. Depending on the business model, additional requirements may arise from production environments, supply chains and connected industrial systems.
Energy, Critical Supply Sectors
In environments where security of supply and resilience are crucial, NIS-2, the KRITIS regulations, the BSI's IT baseline protection and industry-specific security standards gain in importance. Cloud security consulting helps align regulatory requirements with operational and security objectives.
Finance, Insurance
In the finance and insurance world, the GDPR and DORA take centre stage. Security measures must not only be technically sound, but also be documented in a comprehensible way and anchored in governance structures.
Pharmacy & Healthcare
Where particularly sensitive health data is processed, the GDPR, NIS-2, the KRITIS regulations, ISO 27001 and – depending on the environment – MDR, IVDR, GxP or GMP are key frameworks. Cloud security must protect privacy, ensure availability and provide clear evidence of compliance.
Retail, Wholesale, Consumer Goods
In retail environments, cloud security is shaped mainly by the GDPR, PCI DSS and – depending on the business model – further data protection and security requirements. The focus is on secure payment processes, protected customer data and resilient digital platforms in day-to-day operations.
Media & Publishing, Trade Fairs, Construction & Building, Agriculture
Even in less heavily regulated industries, requirements relating to data protection, availability and secure digital services increase. Relevant points of reference here typically include the GDPR, ISO 27001, the TTDSG, ePrivacy-related regulations and – depending on criticality – NIS-2.
FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions About Cloud Security Consulting
When is cloud security consulting more useful than a single pentest?
Cloud security consulting is useful when you want to understand your entire cloud environment and secure it effectively. Pentests provide in-depth insights into specific applications. Consulting comes earlier in the process, categorising risks, defining priorities and planning measures.
How often should I carry out security audits and pentests in the cloud?
A one-off assessment is generally not enough. For business-critical applications, security testing should be carried out at least annually or after any significant changes to systems, architectures or interfaces. This ensures that your security posture keeps pace with ongoing development.
What costs should I expect when conducting cloud security audits and pentests?
The costs depend heavily on the scope, depth and complexity of your systems. A clearly defined pentest is typically priced in the low-to-mid five-figure range. For consulting and audit services, project-based, transparent and predictable day rates are usually agreed.
Do I need an internal security team or is external consulting enough?
Ideally, your internal team and external consulting should complement each other. External experts bring specialised experience, methodology and a fresh perspective. Internally, responsibility for decisions, implementation and operations remains with you. This way, you can operate professionally – even without a large security team.
Which typical vulnerabilities do cloud security tests and petests uncover?
Common findings include misconfigurations in cloud services, overly broad permissions, insecure interfaces, outdated libraries and vulnerabilities such as injection or cross-site scripting attacks. Taken together, these weaknesses show how easily attackers could move laterally through systems.
What services does dotSource's cloud security consulting include?
dotSource's cloud security consulting covers the analysis, assessment and improvement of the security of digital applications, cloud environments and adjacent systems. This includes security consulting, risk assessments, security tests, pentests, vulnerability assessments, prioritisation, security audits and the identification of recommendations for action.
What formats is dotSource's cloud security consulting available in?
Depending on your requirements, dotSource's cloud security consulting can take the form of a one-off assessment, a recurring security review, project-based security consulting or ongoing support for security-related measures. Which format makes the most sense depends on the scope of the assessment, the dynamics of change in your system landscape and your security requirements.
Are APIs, interfaces and authorisation concepts also included in the assessment?
Yes. Cloud security consulting looks not only at individual applications, but also – depending on the scope of the assessment – at APIs, interfaces, authorisation concepts and adjacent systems. This allows you to identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations wherever systems are connected.
Does dotSource's cloud security consulting also help with compliance requirements such as the GDPR or PCI DSS?
Yes. Compliance-related issues can be covered as part of dotSource's cloud security consulting, particularly when requirements arising from frameworks such as the GDPR or PCI DSS are relevant to applications, data processing or your system landscape. The focus is on security-related analysis, assessment and the identification of suitable measures.
After the assessment, do I only receive findings or also specific recommendations for action?
You receive not only documentation of the identified vulnerabilities, but also an assessment based on criticality, business impact and feasibility of implementation. From these findings, our team formulates prioritised recommendations for action that you can carry over into implementation, day-to-day operations or further development.
Are hosting, cloud migration and performance testing part of dotSource's cloud security consulting?
No. dotSource's cloud security consulting focuses on security analysis, security assessment, risk evaluation and the identification of suitable measures for digital applications, cloud environments and adjacent systems. General hosting or operational services, cloud migration as a stand-alone service and performance optimisation as a stand-alone service are distinct disciplines – even though there may be points of overlap in projects.