Habitat3 helps organisations assess, improve and continuously manage the security and compliance posture of their Amazon Web Services environments.
We work with CTOs, technical managers, engineering teams and business leaders to identify security gaps, establish stronger AWS foundations, prepare for technical reviews and maintain visibility as cloud
environments grow.
Our approach connects the complete security lifecycle:
Assess → Prioritise → Secure → Govern → Monitor → Improve
For many prospective customers, that journey begins with a Complimentary AWS Security Review. The findings provide a practical roadmap for improvement, which may include deploying or remediating an AWS Landing Zone, strengthening governance controls, preparing for AWS reviews, or introducing ongoing Cloud Operations supported by the Habitat3 Security Command Centre.
AWS security is an ongoing operational responsibility
AWS environments rarely remain static.
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New applications are deployed. Team members join and leave. Permissions change. Additional accounts and regions are introduced. Customer security requirements become more demanding, and compliance obligations evolve.
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Even an environment that was initially designed well can gradually drift away from security best practice.
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Habitat3 helps organisations move beyond one-off security remediation by combining technical assessment, secure AWS foundations, governance automation, continuous compliance and ongoing operational oversight.
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This provides a clearer answer to three important questions:
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What security risks exist today?
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What should we fix first?
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How do we keep the AWS environment secure as it changes?
Start with a Complimentary AWS Security Review
Understand your current AWS security posture
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Habitat3 offers a Complimentary AWS Security Review as part of our discovery and pre-sales engagement process.
The review allows our engineers to understand your existing AWS environment, identify material risks and provide practical recommendations before you commit to a larger project.
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We use expert engineering analysis together with AWS-native security information and read-only assessment tools to review areas such as:
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identity and access management
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MFA adoption
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publicly exposed resources
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security groups and network controls
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logging and monitoring
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threat detection services
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AWS Security Hub findings
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backup and recovery controls
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multi-account governance
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alignment with recognised AWS security practices
The outcome is a clear summary of findings covering:
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identified risks and misconfigurations
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recommended remediation actions
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priority areas for improvement
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areas that are already operating effectively
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opportunities to strengthen the AWS foundation
The review is designed to add value regardless of whether you proceed with further work.
From security findings to a practical improvement roadmap
A security report is only useful when the findings are understood and prioritised.
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Habitat3 does not simply provide a list of technical issues.
We work through the results with your team and explain:
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which findings represent the greatest risk
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which items can be addressed quickly
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which changes require architectural work
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which findings may be acceptable business risks
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where governance or operational processes need improvement
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how the environment can be strengthened over time
This creates a practical remediation roadmap rather than an overwhelming list of alerts.
Depending on the findings, the next step may involve:
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deploying a new AWS Landing Zone
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assessing or improving an existing Landing Zone
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introducing AWS Control Tower and guardrails
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strengthening IAM and account access
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enabling additional logging and threat detection
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improving backup and disaster recovery controls
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preparing for an AWS technical review
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implementing ongoing Cloud Operations and continuous compliance
AWS Landing Zone services
Establish a secure AWS foundation
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Many security issues originate in the way the AWS environment was originally structured.
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A secure AWS Landing Zone provides the account, identity, logging, networking and governance foundations required to support production workloads safely.
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Habitat3 helps organisations establish and improve Landing Zones designed around their applications, operational needs and growth plans.
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A Landing Zone may include:
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AWS Organisations and multi-account structures
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AWS Control Tower
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centralised identity and access controls
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MFA and least-privilege access
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centralised logging
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AWS CloudTrail and AWS Config
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Amazon GuardDuty
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AWS Security Hub
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network and account separation
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Service Control Policies
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security guardrails
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backup and recovery controls
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monitoring and operational readiness
AWS Landing Zone Assessments
If you already have an AWS Landing Zone, Habitat3 can assess whether it remains aligned with your current workloads, security requirements and operating model.
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The assessment can identify:
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missing controls
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inconsistent account structures
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identity and permission risks
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incomplete logging
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guardrail gaps
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security-service coverage
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configuration drift
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operational readiness issues
AWS Control Tower and guardrail automation
For multi-account AWS environments, AWS Control Tower and automated guardrails can help establish consistent governance.
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Habitat3 helps design and implement controls that reduce manual administration and make security expectations easier to enforce across AWS accounts.
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This may include:
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account provisioning standards
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preventive guardrails
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detective controls
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Service Control Policies
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logging requirements
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security-service enablement
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automated governance workflows
Continuous visibility through the Habitat3 Security Command Centre
See your AWS security posture in one place
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Customers using Habitat3 Cloud Operations can gain access to the Habitat3 Security Command Centre.
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The platform provides a centralised view of AWS security findings, compliance posture, approved exceptions, audit history and reporting across connected AWS accounts and regions.
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Instead of reviewing raw findings across multiple AWS consoles, customers can use a single management view to understand:
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current security findings
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priority issues
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compliance status
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changes over time
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accepted risks and exceptions
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remediation progress
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audit history
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executive reporting
The Habitat3 Security Command Centre enhances AWS-native services such as AWS Security Hub. It does not replace them.
AWS services generate the security signals. The Habitat3 Security Command Centre helps turn those signals into clearer governance, reporting and action.​
Secure read-only access
Habitat3 uses controlled access methods when assessing and monitoring customer AWS environments.
For the Complimentary AWS Security Review, we typically request read-only access so our engineers can analyse configuration and security information without making changes.
Read-only access means Habitat3 cannot:
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modify AWS resources
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delete infrastructure
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deploy new services
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change customer configuration
Where the Habitat3 Security Command Centre is introduced, secure cross-account IAM roles and AWS STS can be used to provide controlled read-only visibility.
This helps keep onboarding safe, transparent and operationally lightweight.
How Habitat3 approaches AWS security
1. Assess
We review the AWS environment, identify risks and understand the organisation’s technical and business priorities.
This may begin with a Complimentary AWS Security Review, Landing Zone Assessment or Well-Architected Review.
4. Govern
We introduce account structures, guardrails, policies and repeatable processes that make security easier to maintain.
2. Prioritise
We separate high-impact risks from lower-priority findings and develop a practical remediation roadmap.
5. Monitor
Through Habitat3 Cloud Operations and the Habitat3 Security Command Centre, customers can maintain ongoing visibility across their AWS environment.
3. Secure
Our engineers help implement the required improvements across identity, networking, logging, monitoring, backup, governance and AWS architecture.
6. Improve
Security posture is reviewed and strengthened over time as workloads, teams and compliance requirements evolve.
Common reasons organisations engage Habitat3
“We have never had our AWS environment reviewed”
A Complimentary AWS Security Review can help identify obvious gaps and provide a practical starting point.
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Learn More: Complimentary AWS Security Review
“Our AWS environment has grown quickly”
As accounts, applications and users increase, governance and security controls can become inconsistent.
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Learn More: AWS Landing Zone Assessment
“We are preparing for enterprise customers”
Prospective customers may request evidence of security controls, backup processes, access management and operational governance.
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Learn More: Continuous Compliance on AWS
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“We need a secure multi-account structure”
Habitat3 can design and implement an AWS Landing Zone with account separation, centralised logging and governance controls.
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Learn More: AWS Landing Zone Deployments
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“We need to prepare for an AWS review”
We can help assess and remediate the environment before a Well-Architected Review or Foundational Technical Review.
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Learn More: AWS Foundational Technical Review
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“We need ongoing security visibility”
Habitat3 Cloud Operations and the Habitat3 Security Command Centre can provide continuous oversight after initial remediation is complete.
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Learn More: Habitat3 Security Command Centre
Security connected to Cloud Operations
AWS security cannot be separated from the day-to-day operation of the cloud environment.
Security posture is influenced by:
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monitoring
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patch management
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backup success
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incident response
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infrastructure changes
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identity administration
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cost and resource visibility
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configuration drift
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documentation and operational processes
For this reason, security improvements often lead naturally into Habitat3 Cloud Operations.
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CloudOps can help customers maintain the controls introduced during a security or Landing Zone project and reduce the risk of the environment drifting back into an unmanaged state.
Habitat3 Cloud Operations may include:
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monitoring and alerting
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security visibility
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patch management
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backup monitoring
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incident response
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cost optimisation
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operational reporting
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continuous improvement
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access to the Habitat3 Security Command Centre
Explore: Reliability & Operations
Business Outcomes
A structured AWS security and compliance program can help organisations achieve:
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clearer visibility of AWS risk
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stronger identity and access controls
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more consistent governance
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reduced configuration drift
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improved audit readiness
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faster response to customer security questions
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more effective compliance reporting
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improved backup and recovery confidence
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reduced manual reporting effort
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stronger executive oversight
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better preparation for growth
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increased trust with customers and partners
Who we help
Habitat3’s AWS security and compliance services are particularly suited to:
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SaaS providers
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software and digital platforms
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AI and data businesses
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web and mobile application teams
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startups and scaleups
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organisations with multiple AWS accounts
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businesses preparing for enterprise customers
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organisations pursuing AWS technical validation
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teams without a dedicated internal cloud-security function
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organisations using Habitat3 Cloud Operations
We work with technical leaders and business stakeholders to ensure security controls are technically sound, operationally practical and aligned with the organisation’s wider objectives.
Explore AWS security and compliance services
Complimentary AWS Security Review
Identify security gaps and receive a practical improvement roadmap as part of an initial discovery engagement.
FAQ's
What are AWS security and compliance services?
AWS security and compliance services help organisations protect cloud environments, establish governance controls and demonstrate that appropriate practices are operating effectively.
This may include security reviews, Landing Zones, IAM improvements, logging, threat detection, backup, compliance monitoring, AWS technical reviews and ongoing security reporting.
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What is included in a Complimentary AWS Security Review?
The review assesses key areas of your AWS security posture, such as IAM, MFA, public exposure, network controls, logging, monitoring, threat detection and AWS Security Hub findings.
Habitat3 provides a summary of identified risks, recommended actions and priority areas for improvement.
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Learn more: Complimentary AWS Security Review
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Will Habitat3 change anything during the complimentary review?
No. The review is normally performed using read-only access.
Our engineers can view relevant configuration and security information but cannot modify or delete AWS resources.
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Is the Complimentary AWS Security Review a formal security audit?
No. It is a practical initial assessment designed to identify material risks and improvement opportunities.
It does not replace a formal compliance audit, penetration test or certification process where one is required
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What is an AWS Landing Zone?
An AWS Landing Zone is a structured cloud foundation that establishes account organisation, identity controls, logging, security monitoring, network design and governance standards.
It helps organisations run multiple AWS workloads and accounts more securely and consistently.
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Learn more: AWS Landing Zone Deployments
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What is the Habitat3 Security Command Centre?
The Habitat3 Security Command Centre is a centralised AWS security and compliance platform available to Habitat3 CloudOps customers.
It consolidates security findings, compliance status, exceptions, audit history and reporting across connected AWS environments.
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Learn more: Habitat3 Security Command Centre
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Can Habitat3 help us prepare for an AWS Foundational Technical Review?
Yes. Habitat3 can assess the environment against FTR requirements, identify gaps, implement remediation and help prepare the supporting evidence required for review.
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Learn more: AWS Foundational Technical Review
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Can Habitat3 provide ongoing AWS security monitoring?
Yes. Habitat3 provides ongoing security visibility as part of its Cloud Operations service.
This may include monitoring AWS-native security services, reviewing findings, reporting, exception management and continuous improvement through the Habitat3 Security Command Centre.
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Learn more: Cloud Operations Service
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Can Habitat3 help with ISO 27001 or SOC 2 readiness?
Habitat3 can help strengthen the AWS technical controls and evidence that contribute to broader compliance initiatives.
We do not replace a certification body or formal auditor, but we can help improve AWS security, governance, monitoring and reporting in support of frameworks such as ISO 27001 and SOC 2.
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Understand your AWS security posture
Start with a Complimentary AWS Security Review and receive a clear view of your current risks, priorities and opportunities for improvement.
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There is no obligation to proceed with further work. The review is designed to help your team understand the environment and make more informed security decisions.