Cloud Security
Securing Azure, Microsoft 365, AWS
and Hybrid Environments
Cloud platforms power modern organizations, but they also introduce new operational risks tied to identity exposure, configuration drift, data access, and shared responsibility between provider and customer.
Pillar helps organizations implement and operate cloud security controls that protect sensitive data while supporting business agility.
Our focus is practical execution: configuring security platforms correctly, monitoring environments continuously, and ensuring cloud protections integrate with your broader cybersecurity program.
Cloud is complex and full of risk
of all data breaches
now occur in
cloud environments
45%
Our Cloud Security Approach
Cloud adoption accelerates innovation, but it also expands the attack surface. Misconfiguration, identity exposure, and uncontrolled data access make cloud environments one of the most common sources of security incidents.
Studies show that 45% of breaches occur in cloud environments, often due to misconfigured services, excessive privileges, or lack of monitoring visibility.
Pillar helps organizations reduce this risk by implementing disciplined cloud security controls and continuous monitoring across platforms such as Azure, Microsoft 365, AWS, and hybrid environments.
Our focus is operational execution: configuring cloud platforms correctly, protecting sensitive data, and ensuring security controls remain effective as environments evolve.
Your most valuable data increasingly lives in the cloud.
If you are not securing the cloud,
you are not securing what matters most.
Cloud Services
Defense across every layer, built on disciplined risk management.
Cloud Security Assessment
Evaluate your cloud posture, identify configuration gaps, and benchmark security controls across major cloud platforms.
Assessments review architecture, identity exposure, data access patterns, and monitoring capabilities to identify where risk is concentrated.
Identity & Access in Cloud
Identity has become the control plane for modern cloud environments.
We evaluate role assignments, authentication policies, privileged access structures, and conditional access controls to ensure access aligns with least-privilege principles.
This includes environments built on Microsoft Entra ID, Azure AD, and other identity platforms.
Data Encryption & Tokenization
Protect sensitive data through encryption, classification, tokenization, and governance across cloud platforms and SaaS applications.
Our focus is ensuring sensitive data remains protected even as it moves across cloud services and hybrid environments.
Cloud Security Posture Management
Deploy and optimize monitoring platforms that detect threats, configuration drift, and anomalous activity across cloud environments.
We integrate cloud telemetry into SIEM, XDR, and security operations platforms to strengthen detection and response.
Microsoft Cloud Security Services
Many mid-sized organizations operate heavily within the Microsoft ecosystem.
Pillar helps organizations secure Azure, Microsoft 365, and Entra ID environments while ensuring these platforms integrate with broader cloud security architecture.
These capabilities are implemented as part of a vendor-agnostic cloud security architecture, ensuring Microsoft tools operate alongside other security technologies.
WHY ORGANIZATIONS CHOOSE PILLAR
vendor-agnostic architecture
We don’t push one cloud provider’s toolset; we optimize for your stack.
Deep Microsoft Security Experience
Extensive experience securing Microsoft cloud platforms commonly used by mid-sized organizations.
Risk-Driven Security Design
Security architecture aligned to real exposure and business priorities.
Continuous Monitoring & Governance
Automation, posture monitoring, and integrated detection that keeps cloud environments secure as they evolve.
CLOUD SECURITY ALIGNED TO YOUR SECURITY PROGRAM
Cloud security is most effective when it aligns with the broader security program.
Pillar integrates cloud protection with:
• Security Advisory leadership
• Security risk assessments
• Managed detection and response
• cybersecurity technology architecture
The result is a cloud environment that supports innovation while maintaining disciplined risk management.