☁️🔍 Free Cloud Misconfiguration Scanners You’ll Wish You Tried Earlier ☁️🔍

Cloud misconfigurations remain the #1 cause of breaches in 2025 – and the worst part is, most could have been avoided with the right tools. Here are some free scanners that every CISO should have in their arsenal:

1️⃣ ScoutSuite – Multi-cloud security auditing tool by NCC Group.
🔗 https://github.com/nccgroup/ScoutSuite

2️⃣ Prowler – AWS, Azure, and GCP security best practices scanner.
🔗 https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler

3️⃣ CloudSploit by Aqua – Continuous configuration monitoring for major cloud providers.
🔗 https://github.com/aquasecurity/cloudsploit

4️⃣ Checkov – Policy-as-code scanner for IaC (Terraform, Kubernetes, CloudFormation).
🔗 https://github.com/bridgecrewio/checkov

5️⃣ Cloud Custodian – Rules engine for governance and compliance enforcement.
🔗 https://github.com/cloud-custodian/cloud-custodian

⚡These tools highlight risky IAM roles, exposed buckets, insecure defaults, and weak policies – the same gaps attackers exploit.

At AUMINT.io, we look at the other side of the coin – simulating how attackers exploit the human misconfigurations through phishing, vishing, and social engineering. Because even a perfectly hardened cloud is vulnerable if an employee gives access away.

🔗 Curious how exposed your human layer really is? Book a free demo

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