Cloud Forensics
AWS, Azure & Cloud Incident Investigation
Cloud environments present unique forensic challenges—ephemeral resources, shared responsibility models, and distributed data. Our team specializes in investigating security incidents across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and hybrid environments.
What is Cloud Forensics?
Cloud forensics is the application of digital forensic techniques to cloud computing environments. Unlike traditional forensics where investigators have physical access to systems, cloud forensics requires expertise in cloud-native logging, API-based evidence collection, and understanding of shared responsibility security models. Our investigators work directly with AWS CloudTrail, Azure Activity Logs, GCP Audit Logs, and cloud-native security tools to reconstruct incidents and identify attackers.
When Do You Need Cloud Forensics?
- Unauthorized access to cloud resources or data exfiltration
- Cryptocurrency mining or other resource abuse
- Compromised credentials used to access cloud infrastructure
- Compliance audits requiring investigation of cloud activity
- Ransomware affecting cloud-hosted systems or storage
Our Cloud Forensics Process
Log Preservation
Immediately preserve CloudTrail, Activity Logs, and other cloud audit trails before rotation.
Scope Assessment
Determine the extent of compromise across accounts, regions, and services.
Timeline Reconstruction
Build detailed timeline of attacker actions using cloud logs and resource metadata.
Remediation Support
Provide findings to support incident response, containment, and prevention of recurrence.
Cloud Forensics FAQ
What cloud platforms do you investigate?
We investigate all major cloud providers: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Oracle Cloud, and private cloud environments. We're experienced with cloud-native services, container environments (EKS, AKS, GKE), and serverless architectures.
How do you collect evidence from cloud environments?
We use API-based collection methods to preserve cloud logs (CloudTrail, Activity Logs, Audit Logs), snapshot storage volumes, export configurations, and capture network flow data. We work within your cloud environment using read-only access and document all collection activities for chain of custody.
Can you investigate if our cloud logs were deleted?
Sophisticated attackers sometimes disable or delete cloud logs. We can often recover evidence from secondary sources: VPC Flow Logs, DNS logs, WAF logs, third-party security tools, and backup audit trails. We assess what evidence remains and what conclusions can still be drawn.
How quickly can you respond to a cloud incident?
We maintain 24/7 availability for cloud incident response. Initial log preservation can often begin within hours of engagement. For active incidents, we prioritize evidence preservation and containment support before detailed forensic analysis.
Do you support multi-cloud investigations?
Yes. Many incidents span multiple cloud providers or hybrid environments. We correlate evidence across AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-premises systems to build a complete picture. We've investigated attacks that pivoted from on-premises Active Directory to cloud environments and vice versa.
Cloud Breach? We're Ready.
Our cloud security specialists respond 24/7 to investigate and contain cloud infrastructure incidents.