GCP penetration testingthat proves what scans missed.
Manual GCP penetration testing for Google Cloud Platform. We hunt named bug classes: Workload Identity Federation confusion, service account impersonation, Cloud Run trigger replay, GKE node pool escape, VPC Service Controls bypass.
CREST-accredited testers · CERT-In empanelled · 14 years of offensive research
GCP surfaces
VPC · IAM · GKE · Workload Identity Federation. One pod, one method, four control planes.
Working proof
Every finding ships with a working exploit transcript, code-level fix guidance, and a free re-test.
Compliance-ready
PCI DSS, HIPAA, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type II. Your auditor reads the same artefact.
The window from vulnerability discovery to exploitation has gone from weeks to hours.
Trusted by security teams across Fintech, SaaS & Education, Enterprise & Telecom, Security & Critical Infrastructure
On record
What we test
Four GCP surfaces. One method.
Each surface scoped against named bug classes. We chain across them. A Workload Identity token misuse can land in BigQuery, exfiltrating data tagged for VPC Service Controls.
VPC + perimeter
VPC Service Controls bypass, firewall egress oversight, Identity-Aware Proxy misconfig, Cloud NAT exposure. Lateral movement chained inside the perimeter.
IAM + identity
Service account impersonation via iam.serviceAccounts.actAs, allow-policy plus deny-policy interaction gaps, Organization policy drift, custom-role privilege creep.
GKE + workloads
Node pool escape via privileged pod, GKE Autopilot constraint bypass, Workload Identity binding abuse, metadata API exposure inside the pod.
Storage + secrets
Cloud Storage bucket IAM, signed-URL leakage, Secret Manager accessor scope, Cloud KMS key policy bypass, Firestore unauth read.
Why a Security Command Center scan isn't a pentest
A flag passed is not a finding proven.
Security Command Center, Forseti, and Cloud Asset Inventory report what your GCP project looks like. A GCP penetration testing engagement reports what an attacker can do with it. SecureLayer7 operators chain those flagged findings into the proof-of-exploit your dev team can fix and your auditor will accept.
IN SCOPE.
Where we look across your GCP estate.
Workload Identity, impersonation paths, Org-level IAM, Cloud Identity federation.
Metadata server access, node-pool escape, Cloud Run service-account scope, Cloud Build trust.
Bucket IAM, dataset sharing, authorized views, KMS key rings, snapshot lineage.
Shared VPC, VPC Service Controls, Private Service Connect, peering gaps across projects.
GCP PENTEST METHODOLOGY.
Eight phases. One artifact.
Each GCP penetration testing engagement moves through eight phases and lands on one named artefact: a CREST-mapped severity rubric scored against your project invariants.
- 01Threat-model & scope
- 02Reconnaissance
- 03IAM & Workload Identity
- 04GKE & workload
- 05Data & secrets
- 06Perimeter & egress
- 07Report
- 08Re-test
Insights
GCP attack-path Resources.
Service-account chains, IAM condition gaps, and GCE/GKE pivots, write-ups from the reviewers who pentest Google Cloud estates.
Meet your engagement architect
One named lead from scope to close.
John Dill
vCISO at SecureLayer7
200+
engagements scoped
6
surfaces in one SOW
14 yr
SL7 offensive lineage
John scopes your GCP engagement, writes the SOW with named bug classes per surface, and stays on the line into the pod through execution.
Read the redactable sample report.
Pick a 30-minute slot. We will scope your engagement on the call.
Book a 30-min callTested by industry.
The bug classes named below come from real engagements in each sector. Pick the closest fit.
Built for India engagements
What changes when we deliver here.
Compliance scoping
Workload Identity Federation chain graph in the report
Regulatory framework
RBI cloud guidance citations per GCP finding
Local engagements
Bengaluru SaaS GCP engagements yearly
Local pricing
INR per-project pricing with GST e-invoice
Compliance scoping
DPDP Section 8 DPO annexure included
GCP questions Indian cloud leads ask.
Do you test Workload Identity Federation paths?
Yes. External OIDC trusts, audience claims and service-account impersonation chains are mapped. The report shows the binding JSON.
How is Mumbai or Delhi region residency verified?
Region locks, CMEK boundaries, Cloud Storage retention locks and BigQuery dataset locations are reviewed. MeitY note included.
Are GKE Autopilot clusters in scope?
Yes. PodSecurity admission, Workload Identity to node service accounts, and binary authorisation reviewed per cluster.
How does the report help DPDP Section 8 evidence?
Each GCP finding maps a Reasonable Security Safeguard. The DPO annexure lists the data flow, the bucket, and the violated control.
Delivery in India
GCP IAM. Workload Identity. RBI-aligned.
Org-policy review, IAM bindings and Workload Identity Federation tested. RBI cloud guidance and DPDP Section 8 cited per finding.
- Direct line
- +91-20-71600505
- Office
- Pune, Maharashtra, India
Frameworks scoped: CERT-In · DPDP Act · RBI CSF · SEBI CSCRF · ISO/IEC 27001 · PCI DSS.
Sample GCP engagement report
See what arrives in your inbox.
A redactable PDF of a real GCP engagement: Workload Identity Federation chain, GKE node escape, Cloud Storage IAM leakage, with working PoC transcripts and CREST-mapped severity. Sent after a short scoping call.