Cloud & AI Security, Governance & Compliance

Cloud-Native Security Tools

Every cloud ships threat detection, posture management and vulnerability scanning. Turned on everywhere from day one, they catch most problems early.

Multicloud AI & ERP / Cloud & AI Security, Governance & Compliance

Cloud-Native Security Tools: diagram comparing AWS, Azure and Google Cloud
How cloud security tools work together, and how AWS, Azure and Google Cloud each implement it.

Why it matters

Misconfigurations and known vulnerabilities cause most cloud incidents. Native tools see them quickly, but only in the accounts and regions where they are enabled, and only if someone acts on the findings.

How it works

Detect, prioritize, respond

Posture management finds misconfigurations. Vulnerability scanning checks VMs, containers and functions. Threat detection watches logs and runtime for attacks. A single view ranks findings by real exposure, and automation fixes common issues or opens tickets.

AWS, Azure and Google Cloud compared

AWSAzureGoogle Cloud
Threat detectionAmazon GuardDutyMicrosoft Defender for Cloud plansEvent Threat Detection
Vulnerability scanningAmazon InspectorDefender vulnerability managementVulnerability scanning in SCC
Posture managementAWS Config, Security HubDefender CSPMSecurity Health Analytics
Unified viewAWS Security HubDefender for CloudSecurity Command Center
SIEM integrationSecurity LakeMicrosoft SentinelGoogle SecOps

What makes each cloud different

AWS

AWS combines GuardDuty, Inspector and Config, with Security Hub correlating findings into prioritized risks and delegated admin running security for the whole organization.

Azure

Microsoft Defender for Cloud covers Azure, AWS and Google Cloud, with attack path analysis that shows what an attacker could actually reach, feeding Microsoft Sentinel.

Google Cloud

Security Command Center unifies posture, vulnerabilities and threats, with attack exposure scores ranking fixes by impact; the Enterprise tier includes Google SecOps.

Design decisions that matter

  1. 01Enable everywhere on day one

    All accounts and regions, enforced by policy.

  2. 02Prioritize by exposure

    Internet-reachable and exploitable first.

  3. 03Automate common fixes

    Public buckets, open ports, missing encryption.

  4. 04Route findings to owners

    Tickets to the team that can fix them.

Common mistakes we see

  • Partial coverage. Attackers use the region you did not watch.
  • Alert floods. Thousands of findings and no priorities.
  • Security team fixes everything. Owners never learn.

A practical 30-day plan

  1. Week 1

    Enable the native tools organization-wide.

  2. Week 2

    Tune and rank findings by exposure.

  3. Week 3

    Automate the five most common fixes.

  4. Week 4

    Route findings to owners with SLAs.

How NTS helps

NTS deploys and tunes cloud-native security on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, covering organization-wide coverage, prioritization, automated remediation and integration with your SOC.

What you get

  • Security Hub, Defender for Cloud or Security Command Center rollout
  • Prioritized findings with owners
  • Automated remediation for common issues
  • Security posture reporting

Typical outcomes

  • Fewer critical security findings
  • Faster remediation
  • Clear security posture for leadership

How we work with you

  1. 1Assess

    A focused review of your cloud security tooling across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. We look for the gaps we find most often: partial coverage, alert floods and security team fixes everything.

  2. 2Design

    A target architecture and roadmap built on the decisions that matter most: enable everywhere on day one, prioritize by exposure, automate common fixes and route findings to owners.

  3. 3Build

    Hands-on delivery alongside your team. We enable the native tools organization-wide, tune and rank findings by exposure, automate the five most common fixes, and finally route findings to owners with SLAs.

  4. 4Run and improve

    We triage new findings, tune rules and expand automated remediation over time.

Why teams choose NTS for cloud security tooling

  • Signal over noise

    We prioritize the findings that truly matter.

  • Fixes, not just alerts

    Automation resolves common issues instantly.

  • Three-cloud coverage

    One security view across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.

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