Cloud Security for Startups

Your next investor
will ask about security.
Make sure you have the answer.

Crestline Security delivers comprehensive AWS security assessments in 48 hours, with deep environment analysis, compliance mapping against SOC 2, CIS, NIST, PCI-DSS, and HIPAA, and a remediation roadmap your engineers can actually use.

AWS security assessment delivered in 48 hours.
AWS SOC 2 Aligned No Long-Term Contracts
crestline-scan - security assessment
$ crestline scan --profile production
 
IAM policies analyzed: 3 overprivileged roles
S3 buckets audited: 1 public exposure
Network segmentation reviewed
Encryption at rest verified
2 critical findings require attention
 
Compliance readiness 78%
Security posture 85%
 
Report generated → findings.pdf
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AWS SOC 2 ISO 27001 HIPAA Terraform Kubernetes
108+ AWS data collectors 48-hour delivery Expert-reviewed findings Read-only access only
The Problem

Security catches startups off guard

You built the product. You raised the round. Now someone's asking about your security posture, and you're not sure what to say.

The SOC 2 Surprise

Your biggest prospect sends a security questionnaire. You realize you have no formal controls, no documentation, and your audit trail is a Slack thread.

Post-Fundraise Drift

You've tripled the team, spun up 3 new AWS accounts, and nobody's reviewed who has admin access. Your cloud is growing faster than your controls.

The DIY Trap

Your lead engineer "handles security" between feature sprints. They're brilliant, but security isn't a side quest. It needs focus, methodology, and dedicated attention.

How It Works

From zero to secure in 4 steps

A structured, transparent process with no surprises. You'll know exactly what's happening at every stage.

1

Scoping Call

Free 30-minute call. We map your stack, understand your compliance targets, and define the engagement scope together.

2

Assessment

We securely connect to your AWS environment using a read-only IAM role you control and can revoke at any time. Our 108+ collectors pull a comprehensive inventory: IAM, S3, EC2, RDS, Lambda, VPC, CloudTrail, and more. No agents installed. No write access. No disruption.

3

Analysis and prioritization

Raw findings are analyzed, risk-prioritized, and mapped against compliance frameworks including SOC 2, CIS Benchmarks, NIST, PCI-DSS, and HIPAA. Every finding includes context, severity rating, and a specific remediation recommendation. No raw dumps. No alerts without answers.

4

Delivery & Handoff

Within 48 hours of scan completion, you receive your full deliverables package: a comprehensive assessment report, compliance control matrix, Jira-ready findings workbook, board-ready security snapshot, and access to your client portal with 3 months of remediation tracking. A signed Data Destruction Certificate confirms all collected data has been purged at engagement close.

What You Get

Deliverables that actually move the needle

Not just findings. Actionable outputs your team can use immediately.

Security Assessment & Executive Report

Full technical deep-dive plus an executive summary. Every finding mapped to risk level, business impact, dollar risk estimate, and specific remediation steps.

Compliance Control Matrix

Your controls mapped against SOC 2, CIS Benchmarks, and NIST. A clear breakdown of what's passing, what's close, and what needs work.

Jira-Ready Findings Workbook

Every finding exported as a structured row with severity, owner assignment, and remediation steps. Import directly into Jira, Linear, or your ticketing system.

Board-Ready Security Snapshot

A 1-page PDF your CEO can hand to investors or board members. Security posture score, top risks, compliance status, and remediation progress at a glance.

Attack Narrative & Business Impact

Plain-language walkthrough of how an attacker could chain your findings into a real breach. Includes dollar risk estimates and the business case for each fix.

Client Portal & Remediation Tracking

3 months of access to your client portal with live remediation tracking, finding status updates, and security posture scoring as you fix issues.

Example Finding
Finding S3 bucket allows public read access
Severity • CRITICAL
Framework SOC 2 CC6.6 · CIS 2.1.5 · NIST AC-3
Impact Unauthorized access to customer data, direct exposure risk to SOC 2 certification
Dollar Risk Estimated $50K-$200K breach cost if exploited
Fix Enable Block Public Access policy on bucket
aws s3api put-public-access-block \
  --bucket [bucket-name] \
  --public-access-block-configuration \
  "BlockPublicAcls=true,..."

Every finding in your report includes severity rating, framework mapping, business impact, dollar risk estimate, and a specific remediation command your engineers can run immediately.

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing.

No hidden fees. No surprise invoices. Know exactly what you're paying for before we start.

Traditional boutique firms charge $10,000-$40,000 for similar assessments and take weeks to deliver. Enterprise CSPM platforms run $50,000+/year and require a security team to operate them.

Continuous Monitoring Retainer

$3,500 / month

Billed monthly · 12-month commitment

  • Monthly rescans of your AWS environment
  • Live portal with updated findings and score trending
  • 60-minute monthly review call
  • Quarterly retainer available: $10,500/quarter

For teams that need ongoing visibility as their environment evolves: new deployments, team changes, infrastructure growth.

Ask About Retainer Options →

Base pricing covers a single AWS account, standard environment complexity, and SOC 2 compliance mapping. Additional AWS accounts, regulated data environments (HIPAA / PCI-DSS), and extra compliance frameworks are scoped during the discovery call.

What You're Getting
AWS Security Posture Assessment & Executive Report $6,500
Compliance Control Matrix (SOC 2 / CIS / NIST) $2,000
Jira-Ready Findings Workbook & Risk Statistics $1,000
Board-Ready Security Snapshot (1-page PDF) $500
Attack Narrative & Business Impact Analysis $750
3-Month Portal Access & Remediation Tracking $750
List Price Total $11,500
Founding Client Discount -$3,000
Your Price Today $8,500
Who This Is For

Built for startups that move fast

We work best with teams that take security seriously but need an expert hand to get it right.

Great fit if you...

  • Are Series A or B, AWS-native, with 25-200 employees
  • Run production workloads on AWS
  • Need SOC 2 or compliance for enterprise sales
  • Want actionable results, not just a report
  • Prefer working with practitioners, not account managers

Probably not a fit if you...

  • Are pre-revenue and pre-product
  • Need a full-time CISO (we can refer you)
  • Want a checkbox audit with no remediation
  • Run exclusively on-premise infrastructure
About

Why Crestline

Crestline Security was founded on a simple observation: growth-stage startups need enterprise-grade security thinking, but they don't need (or want) an enterprise-grade consulting engagement.

We've seen what happens when security is an afterthought, and when it's done right from the start. We exist to make the second path accessible.

The platform's 108+ collectors and automated report generation exist specifically so that one operator can deliver assessment quality that previously required a team, at a price point and timeline that a team cannot match.

We're practitioners first. Every engagement is led directly by the founder. No account managers, no hand-offs, no junior analysts. You get direct access to the person doing the work, real recommendations tailored to your stack, and support that doesn't disappear after the report lands.


Ethan Leinberger
Security+ · AWS Certified · Azure Certified
Security & Data Handling

How we handle your AWS access.

Security buyers should ask hard questions about how their data is handled. Here are the answers before you ask.

Read-Only Access Only

We deploy a read-only IAM role via a CloudFormation template you review before deploying. We have no ability to modify, delete, or create anything in your environment.

No Credential Storage

AWS credentials are never stored. Access is granted via temporary role assumption scoped to the duration of the assessment only.

Encrypted in Transit

All data collected during the assessment is encrypted in transit using TLS 1.2+. Findings are stored encrypted at rest for the duration of the engagement only.

Data Deleted at Close

All collected environment data is permanently purged at engagement close. You receive a signed Data Destruction Certificate confirming deletion.

You Control Access

You can revoke the IAM role at any time, before, during, or after the assessment. We provide role removal instructions at engagement close.

No Third-Party Sharing

Your environment data is never shared with or processed by third-party vendors. Findings are for your eyes only.

Get Started

Let's talk about your security

Book a free 20-minute security review. No sales pitch, just an honest conversation about where you stand and what you need.

Book a 20-Minute Security Review →

Or reach out directly at ethan@crestlinesecurity.com